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
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.
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