Galium tinctorium Linnaeus.
Non-standard. Added for North Carolina Botanical Garden planted species. Habitat: Non-standard. Added for North Carolina Botanical Garden planted species.
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Sprawling, rhizomatous perennial of swamps, marshes and ditches.
Stems: Stems 4-angled, ascending or reclining, simple or weakly branched, with tiny downward-pointing bristles on angles.
Leaves: Leaves in whorls of 4-6, narrowly elliptic to oblong, to 3/4 in. long, with short, stiff hairs on margins.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in terminal and upper axillary clusters of 1-3; white; less than 1/4 in. wide; consisting of a 3-lobed (rarely 4-lobed) corolla, a 2-celled ovary with a pair of styles, and 3 (less often 4) stamens.
Fruits: Fruit a smooth, dry, black capsule composed of 2 round lobes and containing 1 seed per lobe.
Comments:
Height: 6-30 in.
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description: Sprawling, rhizomatous perennial of swamps, marshes and ditches.
stems: Stems 4-angled, ascending or reclining, simple or weakly branched, with tiny downward-pointing bristles on angles.
leaves: Leaves in whorls of 4-6, narrowly elliptic to oblong, to 3/4 in. long, with short, stiff hairs on margins.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in terminal and upper axillary clusters of 1-3; white; less than 1/4 in. wide; consisting of a 3-lobed (rarely 4-lobed) corolla, a 2-celled ovary with a pair of styles, and 3 (less often 4) stamens.
fruits: Fruit a smooth, dry, black capsule composed of 2 round lobes and containing 1 seed per lobe.
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