Galium triflorum Michaux. Sweet-scented Bedstraw. Phen: May-Sep. Hab: Mesic to dry upland forests, floodplain forests, seepage swamps, old fields, disturbed areas, usually on base-rich soils. Dist: Circumboreal, south in North America to FL and Mexico (TAM, VER).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3; > Galium triflorum Michx. var. asprelliforme Fernald – C, F, G, WV; > Galium triflorum Michx. var. triflorum – C, F, G, WV
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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