Rubiaceae
Fen bedstraw
Galium uliginosum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (24)
- Belarusian
- Маруна багнавая
- Catalan
- Gaillet Aquatique, Gaillet des Fanges
- Chinese
- 沼猪殃殃, 沼豬殃殃, 沼拉拉藤, 锯锯藤
- Czech
- Svízel slatinný
- Danish
- Sump-Snerre
- Dutch
- Ruw walstro
- English
- Fen bedstraw, Bedstraw, Rennet
- Estonian
- Lodumadar
- Finnish
- Luhtamatara
- French
- Gaillet aquatique, Gaillet des fanges, Gaillet fangeux
- German
- Moor-Labkraut, Gaillet Aquatique, Gaillet des Fanges
- hsb
- Tymjenjowy sydrik
- Hungarian
- Lápi galaj
- Icelandic
- Laugamaðra
- kw
- Kala godroth
- Latvian
- Dūkstu madara
- Lithuanian
- Liūninis lipikas, Gaillet Aquatique, Gaillet des Fanges
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sumpmaure
- Polish
- Przytulia bagienna
- se
- Jeaggemáđir
- smn
- Luhteemääđir, Jeggimääđir
- Swedish
- Sumpmåra, Gaillet Aquatique, Gaillet des Fanges
- Ukrainian
- Підмаренник багновий
- Welsh
- Briwydd y fign
Synonyms
- Galium albolutescens Gilib.
- Galium aquaticum Willd.
- Galium grandiflorum Gilib.
- Galium hirsutum Gilib.
- Galium langei Sennen
- Galium minus Gilib.
- Galium palustre var. uliginosum (L.) Fiori
- Galium spinulosum Mérat
- Galium spurium Spreng.
- Galium sylvaticum subsp. supinum Arcang.
- Galium uliginosum subvar. rubriflorum (Arv.-Touv.) Rouy
- Galium uliginosum var. ericetorum H.Post
- Galium uliginosum var. genuinum Rouy
- Galium uliginosum var. hirsutum Tinant
- Galium uliginosum var. meratianum Rouy
- Galium uliginosum var. minus Wimm. & Grab.
- Galium uliginosum var. nanum Gaudin
- Galium uliginosum var. rubriflorum Arv.-Touv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Greenland: introduced
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.