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Rubiaceae

Rough bedstraw

Galium asprellum Michx.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium

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Rough bedstraw: A clump of Galium asprellum , common name rough bedstraw, a wildflower native to eastern North America.
Photo: GrammarFascist, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Rough bedstraw
French
Gaillet piquant

Synonyms

  • Galium asprellum var. typicum Maxim.
  • Galium micranthum Pursh
  • Galium pennsylvanicum Muhl.
  • Galium pennsylvanicum Willd.
  • Galium spinulosum Raf.

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.