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Galium verum L.
Yellow Spring bedstraw

       
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Line Drawing of Galium verum L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 258. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Galium verum L.

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Distribution:
Galium verum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Galium verum L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 84 species in Galium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Galium verum L. var. verum. .
Galium verum var. verum
Yellow Spring bedstraw
Distribution of Galium verum L. var. wirtgenii (F.W. Schultz) Oborny. .
Galium verum var. wirtgenii
Wirtgen's bedstraw
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Galium verum 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 verum L. – Yellow Spring bedstraw
 

Introduced Information:
Galium verum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Galium verum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34936.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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