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Galium pilosum Aiton
hairy bedstraw

       
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Line Drawing of Galium pilosum Aiton
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 260. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Galium pilosum Aiton

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Distribution:
Galium pilosum Aiton

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Galium pilosum Aiton

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 84 species in Galium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Galium pilosum Aiton var. pilosum. .
Galium pilosum var. pilosum
hairy bedstraw
Distribution of Galium pilosum Aiton var. puncticulosum (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray. .
Galium pilosum var. puncticulosum
hairy bedstraw
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Galium pilosum Aiton

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Rubiales
Family Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus Galium L. – bedstraw
Species Galium pilosum Aiton – hairy bedstraw
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Galium pilosum Aiton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
hairy bedstraw              Endangered
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Galium pilosum Aiton

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Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
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Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Galium pilosum Aiton

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34907.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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