OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Field Madder, Blue Field-madder

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium sherardia   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sherardia arvensis   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sherardia arvensis 173-09-001   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, other disturbed areas

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Coastal Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium bermudense   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium hispidulum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium hispidulum 173-10-001   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Maritime forests, longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy forests

Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: One-flowered Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (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): Galium uniflorum 173-10-002   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist slope forests and alluvial forests

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Lanceleaf Wild Licorice, Lanceleaf Bedstraw, Wild-licorice

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium lanceolatum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium lanceolatum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium lanceolatum 173-10-003   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry hardwood forests

Uncommon in NC, rare in SC

Native to the Carolinas

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Forest Bedstraw, Licorice Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Galium circaezans   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium circaezans   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium circaezans 173-10-004   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry forests

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Hairy Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium pilosum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium pilosum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium pilosum 173-10-005   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Forests, woodland borders, longleaf pine sandhills, prairies, coastal prairies, clearings

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Bald Bedstraw, Smoothstem Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium orizabense ssp. laevicaule   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium orizabense ssp. laevicaule   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium pilosum 173-10-005?   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic forests, maritime forests, swamp edges

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Cleavers, Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium aparine   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Galium aparine   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium aparine 173-10-006   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Meadows, thickets, disturbed areas, forests

Common

Native & non-native

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Sweet-scented Bedstraw, Fragrant Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium triflorum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium triflorum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium triflorum 173-10-007   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry upland forests, floodplain forests, seepage swamps, old fields, disturbed areas, usually on base-rich soils

Common in Mountains & Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Purple Bedstraw, Wideleaf Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium latifolium   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium latifolium   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium latifolium 173-10-008   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist hardwood forests

Common in Mountains (rare in Piedmont)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Yellow Bedstraw, Our Lady's Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium verum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium verum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium verum 173-10-009   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Meadows, pastures, roadsides

Rare in NC

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Piedmont Crosswort, Piedmont Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium pedemontanum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cruciata pedemontana   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium pedemontanum 173-10-010   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Lawns, grassy roadsides, pastures

Uncommon (rare in NC Piedmont & NC Coastal Plain)

Non-native: southern Europe

 


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Common Name: Bluntleaf Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Galium obtusum var. obtusum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium obtusum var. obtusum 173-10-011a   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, swamps

Common in GA Mountains (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Carolina Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium obtusum var. filifolium   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium obtusum ssp. filifolium   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium obtusum var. filifolium 173-10-011b   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, swamps, creekbanks, alluvial forests

Common in Carolinas (uncommon to rare in GA)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Stiff Marsh Bedstraw, Dye Bedstraw, Three-lobed Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium tinctorium +   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Galium tinctorium   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium tinctorium 173-10-012   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Look for it in swamps, marshes, & ditches

Common, uncommon, or rare - depending on variety & region

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Rough Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium asprellum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium asprellum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium asprellum 173-10-014   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Fens, bogs, streambanks, wet meadows, usually in at least somewhat base-rich soils

Uncommon

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon Common Name: False Baby's Breath, Smooth Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw, Wild Madder

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium mollugo   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Galium mollugo   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium mollugo 173-10-015   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist roadsides, disturbed areas

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: Europe

 


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Common Name: white bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium album   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

(?) PLANTS National Database: Galium album   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium mollugo 173-10-015?   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist roadsides, disturbed areas

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Northern Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium boreale   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium boreale   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Limestone and dolostone bluffs, outcrops, and rocky woodlands, calcareous or ultramafic (serpentine) barrens

Native north of the Carolinas

 


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Common Name: Shining Bedstraw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium concinnum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium concinnum   FAMILY: Rubiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry forests

Native north of the Carolinas

 


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