Rubiaceae
Wright's bedstraw
Galium wrightii
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wright's bedstraw
Synonyms
- Galium frankliniense Correll
- Galium rothrockii A.Gray
- Galium wrightii var. latifolium B.L.Rob. & Fernald
- Galium wrightii var. rothrockii (A.Gray) Ehrend. ex Ferris
Flowers
- In flower
- August (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.