Rubiaceae
Awned bedstraw
Galium aristatum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Belarusian
- Маруна асцюкаватая
- English
- Awned bedstraw
- German
- Grannen-Labkraut
Synonyms
- Asperula papillosa A.Kern. ex Nyman
- Galium aristatum f. brevifolium Bolzon
- Galium aristatum var. transsilvanicum (Schur) Nyman
- Galium bericum Turra
- Galium erectum var. transsilvanicum (Schur) Nyman
- Galium laevigatum var. aristatum (L.) Gren.
- Galium linifolium Mill.
- Galium mollugo var. aristatum (L.) Duby
- Galium stenophyllum Schur
- Galium sylvaticum Besser
- Galium sylvaticum subsp. aristatum (L.) Rouy
- Galium sylvaticum var. typicum Rouy
- Galium transsilvanicum Schur
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Iurie Nistor, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.