PLANTS Profile for Galium boreale (northern bedstraw)

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Galium boreale L.
northern bedstraw

Symbol:

GABO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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W. Carl Taylor. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Galium boreale L.

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Synonyms:
Galium boreale L.

	GABOS	Galium boreale L. ssp. septentrionale (Roem. & Schult.) H. Hara
	GABOS2	Galium boreale L. ssp. septentrionale (Roem. & Schult.) Iltis
	GABOH	Galium boreale L. var. hyssopifolium (Hoffm.) DC.
	GABOI	Galium boreale L. var. intermedium DC.
	GABOL	Galium boreale L. var. linearifolium Rydb.
	GABOS3	Galium boreale L. var. scabrum DC.
	GABOT	Galium boreale L. var. typicum G. Beck
	GAHY2	Galium hyssopifolium Hoffm.
	GASE6	Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult.
	GAST4	Galium strictum Torr.

Distribution:
Galium boreale L.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Galium boreale L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 84 species in Galium

Classification:
Galium boreale L.

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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 boreale L. – northern bedstraw

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Galium boreale L.

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.

Maryland:
northern bedstraw		Endangered
Massachusetts:
northern bedstraw		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Galium boreale L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

FAC

FAC*

FAC-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Galium boreale L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565204.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 08:28 AM MDT