Rubiaceae
Narrowleaf bedstraw
Galium angustifolium
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Narrowleaf bedstraw
Synonyms
- Galium angustifolium var. typicum Hilend & J.T.Howell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.