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Galium

Galium

Includes
6 native 8 introduced 3 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children 24 of 26

  • Galium aparine 2 native
  • Lady's Bedstraw introduced
  • Sweet Woodruff introduced
  • Fragrant Bedstraw native
  • Heath Bedstraw
  • Fen Bedstraw present
  • Shining Bedstraw native
  • River Bedstraw
  • Spreading Bedstraw
  • Wood Bedstraw present
  • Rough Bedstraw native
  • Tiny Bedstraw introduced
  • Bedstraw
  • Waxy Bedstraw
  • Southern Cleavers
  • Mexican Bedstraw native
  • Pomerania Bedstraw
  • Galium echinocarpum present
  • Galium laevigatum
  • Corn Cleavers
  • Galium trifloriforme
  • Galium asperifolium
  • Galium lucidum
  • Galium parisiense

Range

United States

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

Top native Galium All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Catchweed Bedstraw Galium aparine caterpillars 14 hosts 2 food 17 flowers 35
  • Fragrant Bedstraw Galium triflorum caterpillars 14 hosts 1 food 10 flowers 13
  • Mexican Bedstraw Galium mexicanum caterpillars 14 hosts 1 food 4 flowers 7
  • Rough Bedstraw Galium asprellum caterpillars 11 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 12
  • Shining Bedstraw Galium concinnum caterpillars 10 hosts 1 food 4 flowers 11
  • False Cleavers Galium spurium caterpillars 5 food 9 flowers 3

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