Fragrant Bedstraw, Sweetscented Bedstraw
Galium triflorum
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of fragrant bedstraw as seen at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the
Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages........................June 13, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of one whorl
of six leaves of fragrant bedstraw as seen at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge
dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages........................July
10, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the mid-stem
and several whorls of leaves of fragrant bedstraw as seen at a DNR rock quarry
atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages........................June
13, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers
and several immature fruits of fragrant bedstraw as seen at a DNR rock quarry
atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages........................July
10, 2005. Note the long, hooked hairs on the fruits.
The photo above shows a close-up of the six
whorled leaves of fragrant bedstraw as seen at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge
dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages........................June
13, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the hooked
fruit of fragrant bedstraw..................Island Springs Trail #66 at Hellroaring
Creek on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams..................August 25, 2005.
Paul Slichter