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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies
  6. Coffees, Bedstraws, and Allies
  7. Bedstraws
  8. Platygalium
  9. Starry Bedstraw

species 1,298 observations

Starry Bedstraw

Galium stellatum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

17 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gem Moth, Common Tan Wave, White-lined Sphinx, Setaceous Hebrew Character 8
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Wild Turkey, American Coot, Hairy Plant Bug, Black Bean Aphid 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Ringlet, Margined Calligrapher, Common Wood-Nymph, Silvery Blue 5

Children

  • Galium stellatum eremicum

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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