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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Galium latifolium
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galium latifolium
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-10-008:
Galium latifolium
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Purple Bedstraw, Wideleaf Bedstraw
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_gala4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140627_413c
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Sepals usually obsolete. Corolla maroon, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140627_418
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Leaf margins and veins hispidulous [minutely rough with firm stiff haris], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm150621_348
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Ovate-lanceolate leaves tapering to a sharp point at the end, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5838
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Flowers purple, on pedicels, usually in complex inflorescences, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm190704_9780
July Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
An erect, branched plant with leaves up to 2-1/4" long and 1/2-3/4" wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm190704_9782
July Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm120830_203
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Fruits smooth, per Weakley's Flora.