Galium tinctorium Linnaeus var. tinctorium . Southern Three-lobed Bedstraw, Stiff Marsh Bedstraw. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Swamps, marshes, and ditches. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) west to MN and NE, south to SC, n. GA, KY, and ne. MO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Puff (1976) for additional information.

Synonymy: = F, G, GW2, NE; = Galium tinctorium L. ssp. tinctorium – Puff (1976); < Galium claytonii Michx. – S; < Galium tinctorium L. – C, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WV; < Galium trifidum L. var. tinctorium (L.) Torr. & A.Gray – Tat

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 7