Rubiaceae
Waxy bedstraw
Galium glaucum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (11)
- arz
- الجاليوم الجلوكوم
- Catalan
- Gaillet glauque
- Czech
- Svízel sivý
- Dutch
- Zeegroen walstro
- English
- Waxy bedstraw
- Finnish
- Vahamatara
- French
- Gaillet glauque
- German
- Blaugrünes Labkraut, Gaillet glauque
- hsb
- Módrozeleny sydrik
- Lithuanian
- Gaillet glauque
- Swedish
- Daggmåra, Gaillet glauque
Synonyms
- Asperula galioides var. glauca (L.) Nyman
- Asperula glauca (L.) Besser
- Asperula glauca (L.) Besser
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.