Galium obtusum Bigelow var. obtusum
Detail
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Galium obtusum Bigelow var. obtusum
- Common Name
- Bluntleaf Bedstraw
- Synonym(s)
- Galium obtusum Bigelow ssp. obtusum
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Galium obtusum Bigelow
- Comments
- This variety and var. filifolium appear to intergrade fully in Virginia, with many specimens difficult to assign. It may be preferable to recognize a single variable species, but further study is warranted.
- Habitat
- Freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes, floodplain forests, swamps (all types), wet flatwoods, and depressions. Common in the Coastal Plain; frequent in the Piedmont; infrequent in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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