Rubiaceae
Smooth bedstraw
Cruciata laevipes
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Cruciata
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Common names
By language (25)
- aeb
- نوّارة الصليب
- Asturian
- Flor (de) l'ascensión
- Belarusian
- Маруна крыжападобная
- Bulgarian
- Гергевка
- Catalan
- Creuera, C. laevipes
- Czech
- Svízelka chlupatá, Svízel křížatý
- Dutch
- Kruisbladwalstro
- English
- Smooth bedstraw, Crosswort, Luc na croise
- Estonian
- Karvane ristmadar
- Finnish
- Karvaristimatara
- French
- Gaillet croisette
- German
- Gewimpertes Kreuzlabkraut, Gemeines Kreuzlabkraut, Gewöhnliches Kreuzlabkraut
- gv
- Bossan tessen
- hsb
- Křižny sydrik
- Irish
- Lus na croise
- Latvian
- Skropstainā krustmadara
- Macedonian
- Влакнеста крстовка
- Polish
- Przytulinka krzyżowa, Przytulia krzyżowa
- Portuguese
- Crucianela
- Serbian
- Крстасти броћ
- Slovak
- Krížavka chlpatá
- Spanish
- Creuera groga, Cruxia de heridas, Cruceta, Cruciada, Cruz de San Andrés, Cruzada, Cruzadilla, Hierba de miel
- Swedish
- Korsmåra
- Turkish
- Haç otu
- Welsh
- Llysiau‘r groes
Synonyms
- Galium cruciata var. laevipes (Opiz) W.D.J.Koch
- Galium cruciatum (L.) Scop.
- Rubia cruciata (L.) Baill.
- Valantia ciliata [Soland.]
- Valantia cruciata L.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 954 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Martini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Philip Schaffer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Adrien Nouailhane, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Verna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christina s.l., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.