Galium asprellum
Galium asprellum, the rough bedstraw, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It native to eastern Canada and northeastern United States, from North Carolina and Tennessee north to Minnesota, Ontario and Newfoundland.[1] It is considered a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, and is abundantly common in the other New England states and in sections of the Great Lakes region.[2][3] It is a perennial herb.[4] Leaves are simple with three or more leaves per node. Flowers have four petals and are white in color.[5]
| Rough bedstraw | |
|---|---|
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| Buds, flowers and seed capsules of Galium asprellum | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Gentianales | 
| Family: | Rubiaceae | 
| Genus: | Galium | 
| Species: | G. asprellum  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Galium asprellum Michx.  | |
References
    
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
 - Biota of North America Program
 - USDA Plants Profile
 - "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
 - "Galium asprellum (rough bedstraw): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.
 
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