Rubiaceae
Three-petal bedstraw
Galium trifidum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (14)
- Belarusian
- Маруна трохраздзельная
- Chinese
- 小叶猪殃殃, 小葉四葉葎, 小葉豬殃殃, 三瓣猪殃殃, 细叶四叶葎, 细叶猪殃殃, 锯锯藤
- English
- Three-petal bedstraw, Threepetal bedstraw
- Estonian
- Kolmismadar
- Finnish
- Pikkumatara
- Japanese
- ホソバノヨツバムグラ（広義）
- Korean
- 가는네잎갈퀴
- Latvian
- Trejdaļu madara
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Dvergmaure
- Polish
- Przytulia trójdzielna
- Russian
- Подмаренник трёхнадрезный, Повилица, Подмаренник Рупрехта, Подмаренник трёхраздельный
- se
- Deaggamáđir
- smn
- Uccâmääđir
- Swedish
- Dvärgmåra
Synonyms
- Galium trifidum var. trifidum
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jomegat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tristan JM, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tatyana Petrenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.