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 at left 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 image at center shows northern bedstraw beginning to bloom in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge....June 15, 2025. The image at right shows northern bedstraw blooming in vernally moist swales near Lakeside Road, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.....Jun3 18, 2025.

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.