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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galium uniflorum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galium uniflorum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-10-002:
Galium uniflorum FAMILY Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galium uniflorum
COMMON NAME:
One-flowered Bedstraw
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2736
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2736b
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Corolla white, usually only one flower per inflorescence, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2737
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Leaves firm, linear, 15-25mm x 2-4mm (5-10X long as wide), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm180604_2742
June McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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JK Marlow jkm090717_067
July Georgetown County SC
Hobcaw Barony
Fruit fleshy, black, smooth, glabrate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
fruit of Galium, Geum and Sanicula species
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JK Marlow jkm090717_097
July Georgetown County SC
Hobcaw Barony
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galium uniflorum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galium uniflorum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-10-002:
Galium uniflorum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galium uniflorum
2242
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist slope forests and alluvial forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen (more or less)
Simple
Whorls of 4
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
Sepals usually obsolete
3-5 lobed rotate corolla
3-5 stamens
Bisexual
Usually only 1 flower per inflorescence
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Blue-black
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