Galium tinctorium Linnaeus var. floridanum Wiegand. Florida Three-lobed Bedstraw, Stiff Marsh Bedstraw. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Swamps, marshes, and ditches. Dist: MA south to FL, west to e. TX, mostly on the Coastal Plain, but extending inland to w. VA, w. NC, se. KY, s. IL, and se. MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Puff (1976) for additional information.
Synonymy: = F, NE; = Galium obtusum Bigelow var. floridanum (Wiegand) Fernald – G; = Galium tinctorium L. ssp. floridanum – Puff (1977); < Galium claytonii Michx. – S; < Galium tinctorium L. – Ar, C, Fl5, Il, K1, K3, K4, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3
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