Galium obtusum Bigelow var. filifolium (Wiegand) Fernald. Carolina Bedstraw. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Marshes, swamps, creekbanks, alluvial forests. Dist: S. NJ south to c. GA, primarily on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = C, F, RAB, Tat, W; = Galium filifolium (Wiegand) Small – S; = Galium obtusum Bigelow ssp. filifolium (Wiegand) Puff – Fl5, K1, K3, K4, WH3, Puff (1976), Puff (1977); < Galium obtusum Bigelow – GW2, Va
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily: 6
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