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  3. Vascular Plants
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  6. Coffees, Bedstraws, and Allies
  7. Bedstraws
  8. Galium mollugo
  9. White Bedstraw

species 21,603 observations

White Bedstraw

Galium album

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Galium album, common names white bedstraw and upright hedge bedstraw, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae and is native to much of Europe.

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28 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Ruby Tiger Moth, Common Carpet Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character 9
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it High Mountain Grasshopper, Black Bean Aphid, Plant Bug, Fleahopper 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Variable Duskyface Fly, Common Flower Fly, Wormwood Pug, Hairy-eyed Flower Fly 13

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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