Rubiaceae
Heath bedstraw
Galium saxatile
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (17)
- arz
- الجاليوم الساكسيل
- Catalan
- Gaillet du harz
- Czech
- Svízel hercynský
- Danish
- Lyng-Snerre
- Dutch
- Liggend walstro
- English
- Heath bedstraw
- Finnish
- Nummimatara
- French
- Gaillet du harz, Gaillet des rochers, Gaillet du Hartz
- German
- Harzer Labkraut, Felsen-Labkraut, Gaillet du harz, Harz-Labkraut
- hsb
- Smolinowy sydrik, Hórski sydrik
- Japanese
- ガリウム・サクサタイル
- Lithuanian
- Gaillet du harz
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kystmaure
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kystmaure
- Polish
- Przytulia hercyńska
- Swedish
- Stenmåra, Gaillet du harz
- Welsh
- Briwydd wen
Synonyms
- Galium helveticum Weigel
- Galium pumilum subsp. saxatile (L.) Dostál
- Galium saxatile subsp. saxatile
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 129 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:01, 29 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: harikarta, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:00, 29 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Beate Merz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: matthew.nixon.mn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Javier martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: tsugaident, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rosser1954, 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.