Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Synonyms: Galium boreale ssp. septentrionale, Galium boreale var. hyssopifolium, Galium boreale var. intermedium, Galium boreale var. linearifolium, Galium boreale var. scabrum, Galium boreale var. typicum, Galium hyssopifolium, Galium septentrionale, Galium strictum
![Inflorescence of Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale (Synonyms: Galium boreale ssp. septentrionale, Galium boreale var. hyssopifolium, Galium boreale var. intermedium, Galium boreale var. linearifolium, Galium boreale var. scabrum, Galium boreale var. typicum, Galium hyssopifolium, Galium septentrionale, Galium strictum)](../../mtadams/4/bed/boreale/galiumboreale1b.jpg)
The photo above shows the inflorescence of
northern bedstraw as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.......July
2, 2006. The inflorescence is terminal, showy, and can be much-branched.
![Stem leaves of Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale (Synonyms: Galium boreale ssp. septentrionale, Galium boreale var. hyssopifolium, Galium boreale var. intermedium, Galium boreale var. linearifolium, Galium boreale var. scabrum, Galium boreale var. typicum, Galium hyssopifolium, Galium septentrionale, Galium strictum)](../../mtadams/4/bed/boreale/galiumboreale1a.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the upper
stem and several whorls of leaves of northern bedstraw. The whorls contain 4
leaves which are 3-nerved.
Paul Slichter