Galium mollugo L.

Locations ofGalium mollugo L. in Virginia

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Family
Rubiaceae
Botanical Name
Galium mollugo L.
Common Name
Smooth Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Galium mollugo L.
Comments
Plants with more ascending flowering branches and somewhat larger flowers are sometimes recognized as var. erectum (Hudson) Domin.
Habitat
Mesic to damp roadsides and other open, disturbed habitats. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent to rare in the Piedmont, although now apparently spreading rapidly in the northern half of the province; very rare in the Coastal Plain (York Co.).
Native Status
Introduced

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