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Boreal bedstraw

Galium kamtschaticum Steller ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium

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Boreal bedstraw: Galium kamtschaticum var. acutifolium , Aizu area, Fukushima pref., Japan
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
三脉猪殃殃, 堪察加拉拉藤
English
Boreal bedstraw
Japanese
エゾノヨツバムグラ

Synonyms

  • Galium rotundifolium var. kamtschaticum (Steller ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Kuntze

Characteristics

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

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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.