Rubiaceae
Piedmont bedstraw
Cruciata pedemontana
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Cruciata
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Common names
By language (5)
- Bulgarian
- Лепкав кръстец
- Czech
- Svízelka piemontská
- English
- Piedmont bedstraw, BEDSTRAW
- French
- Croisette du Piémont, Gaillet du Piémont
- Macedonian
- Пиемонтска крстовка
Synonyms
- Galium pedemontanum (Bellardi) All.
- Valantia pedemontana Bellardi
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 322 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: wilderbombyx, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Whitney Mattila, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: sushi_mamayoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mâchefer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Schultz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Segusia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.