Small Bedstraw, Small Cleavers
Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum
The photo above shows a flower of small bedstraw
as seen in drying streambeds which meander through Muddy Meadows on the northern
slopes of Mt. Adams.......................August 7, 2005. The first 4 photos
on this page were taken at Muddy Meadows.
The photo above shows the glabrous fruits and
whorl of 4 long, narrow leaves of small bedstraw. The fruits are either paired
or may appear in clusters of three.
A whorl of leaves consisting of 6 leaves on
a sample of small bedstraw from Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway...................July
9, 2006. The whorls can contain 4-6 leaves.
Small bedstraw as seen along Road K1000 to
the east of the Mt. Adams Highway...............July 9, 2006.
Paul Slichter