Galium circaezans
Galium circaezans, common name licorice bedstraw or wild licorice, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the eastern half of the United States from the Great Plains to the Atlantic, plus Quebec and Ontario. There are also a few isolated populations in Washington state, probably adventive.[1][2]
| Galium circaezans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. circaezans |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium circaezans Michx. | |
References
- "Galium circaezans". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- "Galium circaezans". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
External links
- Illinois Wildflowers
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
- Kansas Native Plants, Forest Bedstraw
- Name That Plant, Native and Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia
- Delaware Wildflowers, southern forest bedstraw
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