Galium virgatum Nuttall. Ozark Bedstraw. Phen: Mar-Jun. Hab: Glades, ledgetops, rocky prairies, open blackland prairies (GA), waif around wool-combing mill (SC), other disturbed areas. Dist: Native from TN, c. GA (Houston County), and AL west to KS, OK, and TX (not listed for Mexico in Villaseñor 2016).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, Tn, Tx; = n/a – RAB; > Galium virgatum Nutt. var. leiocarpum Torr. & A.Gray – GrPl, S, Tx; > Galium virgatum Nutt. var. virgatum – GrPl, S, Tx
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