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Your search found 49 taxa in the family Rubiaceae, Bedstraw or Madder family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Pinkneya, Fevertree
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pinckneya bracteata FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pinckneya bracteata FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pinckneya pubens 173-01-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Margins of acidic, peaty (blackwater) swamps
Common in GA Coastal Plain (rare in SC)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Buttonbush
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cephalanthus occidentalis FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cephalanthus occidentalis FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cephalanthus occidentalis 173-02-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Streambanks, riverbanks, depressional wetlands, lakes, marshes, often in standing water
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Virginia Buttonweed, Large Buttonweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Diodia virginiana FAMILY: Rubiaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Diodia virginiana FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Diodia virginiana 173-03-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Ditches, wet fields, wet swales along highways, other moist to wet habitats
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Poor-joe, Rough Buttonweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hexasepalum teres FAMILY: Rubiaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Diodia teres FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Diodia teres 173-03-002 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Dunes, sandy roadsides, glades, hardpans, other dry habitats
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Girdle-pod
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mitracarpus hirtus FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mitracarpus hirtus FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides
Rare
Non-native: tropical America
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Common Name:
Woodland Buttonweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spermacoce remota FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spermacoce assurgens FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Wet hammocks, bottomland forests, marshes
Rare
Native to Georgia
Common Name:
Shrubby Buttonweed, Whitehead Broom, Boton Blanco, Yerba de Garro
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Borreria verticillata FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spermacoce verticillata FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Rare
Non-native: New World tropics (native distribution of this widespread and weedy
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Common Name:
Brazilian-clover, Tropical Mexican-clover, Tropical Richardia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Richardia brasiliensis FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Richardia brasiliensis FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Richardia brasiliensis 173-05-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, vacant lots, urban areas, disturbed areas
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Carolina Piedmont) (rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: South America
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Common Name:
Rough Mexican-clover
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Richardia scabra FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Richardia scabra FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Richardia scabra 173-05-002 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, vacant lots, urban areas, disturbed areas
Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native? Central & South America
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Common Name:
Largeflower Mexican-clover, Largeflower Richardia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Richardia grandiflora FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Richardia grandiflora FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Yards, 'improved' pastures, disturbed areas
Reported just south of our area and "rapidly spreading"
Non-native: South America (mainly Brazil)
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Common Name:
Partridgeberry, Twinflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Mitchella repens FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Mitchella repens FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Mitchella repens 173-06-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Deciduous and coniferous forests, stream-banks, heath balds, maritime forests, on rotten logs and hummocks in bottomlands and other wetter habitats
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Oldenlandia, Clustered Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Edrastima uniflora FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Oldenlandia uniflora FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Oldenlandia uniflora 173-07-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Pondshores, muddy drawdown shores, moist to wet ecotones of Coastal Plain streamheads, other moist to wet places
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Bosc's Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Oldenlandia boscii FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Oldenlandia boscii FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Oldenlandia boscii 173-07-002 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Clay-based Carolina bays, rivershore and millpond drawdown shores, sagponds, other seasonally saturated habitats
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Diamond-flower, Flattop Mille-graines
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Oldenlandia corymbosa FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Oldenlandia corymbosa 173-07-003 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Moist lawns, gardens
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Africa, or possibly South America
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Common Name:
Quaker Ladies, Common Bluet, Innocence, Azure Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia caerulea FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Houstonia caerulea FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia caerulea 173-08-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, openings, lawns, a wide variety of disturbed sites
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Thymeleaf Bluet, Appalachian Bluet, Prostrate Bluet, Marsh Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia serpyllifolia FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia serpyllifolia FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia serpyllifolia 173-08-002 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Streambanks, grassy balds, moist forests, seepy rock outcrops, spray cliffs, and moist disturbed areas
Common in Mountains
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tiny Bluet, Small Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia pusilla FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia pusilla FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia pusilla 173-08-003 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Woodlands, prairies, glades, barrens, lawns, cemeteries, and other disturbed sites
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
Native to Carolinas & Georgia - natural habitats & original distribution obscure
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Common Name:
Southern Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia micrantha FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia micrantha FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Dunes, sandy soils, granitic flatrocks, other glades, disturbed areas, roadsides
Rare
Native west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Rose Bluet, Pygmy Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia rosea FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia rosea FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, lawns, disturbed areas
Rare
Native west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Creeping Bluet, Roundleaf Bluet, Trailing Bluet, Fairy-footprints
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia procumbens FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia procumbens FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia procumbens 173-08-004 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Beach dunes, moist to wet sandy pinelands
Common in GA & SC (rare in NC)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Summer Bluet, Mountain Bluet, Woodland Bluet, Purple Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia purpurea FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia purpurea 173-08-005 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Moist and dry woodlands and forests, thinner soils around rock outcrops, and in a variety of disturbed sites, such as paths, old roads, and roadbanks
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Lanceleaf Bluet, Midwestern Summer Bluet, Glade Mountain Houstonia, Venus's Pride
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia lanceolata FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia purpurea var. calycosa FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia purpurea 173-08-005? FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Calcareous prairies and barrens, dry woodlands, banks, rock outcrops, shallow soils around mafic and calcareous rock outcrops
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Roan Mountain Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia montana FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia purpurea var. montana FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia purpurea 173-08-005? FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: In crevices of rock outcrops at the summits of high elevation peaks of the Southern Blue Ridge, also in thin, frost-heaved, gravelly soils of grassy balds near summit outcrops, from 1250-1950 m in elevation
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Canada Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia canadensis FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Houstonia canadensis FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Dry limestone barrens (sometimes locally abundant in shallow soils over limestone), limestone woodlands and outcrops
Rare
Native to Georgia & possibly the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Eastern Longleaf Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Houstonia longifolia var. compacta FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Houstonia longifolia FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia longifolia 173-08-006? FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Dry rock outcrops and adjacent open woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy woodlands, dry roadbanks, glades and barrens
Uncommon in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Granite Dome Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia longifolia var. glabra FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Houstonia longifolia FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia longifolia 173-08-006? FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Seasonally and periodically wet soils of shallow soil mats and crevices of granitic domes
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA & SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Narrowleaf Bluet, Diffuse-branched Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia tenuifolia FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Houstonia longifolia FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Houstonia tenuifolia 173-08-007 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Usually in dry woodlands, often rocky (especially mafic rocks) or sandy
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Diamond-flower, Glade Bluet, Prairie Bluet
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Houstonia nigricans var. nigricans FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Limestone barrens, limestone glades, limestone rocky bluffs, blackland prairies, longleaf pine sandhills, coastal dunes, coastal grasslands, scrubby pine flatwoods
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Field Madder, Blue Field-madder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium sherardia FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sherardia arvensis FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sherardia arvensis 173-09-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, other disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Coastal Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium bermudense FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium hispidulum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium hispidulum 173-10-001 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Maritime forests, longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy forests
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
One-flowered Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium uniflorum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium uniflorum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium uniflorum 173-10-002 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Moist slope forests and alluvial forests
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Lanceleaf Wild Licorice, Lanceleaf Bedstraw, Wild-licorice
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium lanceolatum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium lanceolatum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium lanceolatum 173-10-003 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry hardwood forests
Uncommon in NC, rare in SC
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Forest Bedstraw, Licorice Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Galium circaezans FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium circaezans FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium circaezans 173-10-004 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hairy Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium pilosum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium pilosum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium pilosum 173-10-005 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Forests, woodland borders, longleaf pine sandhills, prairies, coastal prairies, clearings
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Bald Bedstraw, Smoothstem Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium orizabense ssp. laevicaule FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium orizabense ssp. laevicaule FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium pilosum 173-10-005? FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Mesic forests, maritime forests, swamp edges
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Cleavers, Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium aparine FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Galium aparine FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium aparine 173-10-006 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Meadows, thickets, disturbed areas, forests
Common
Native & non-native
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Common Name:
Sweet-scented Bedstraw, Fragrant Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium triflorum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium triflorum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium triflorum 173-10-007 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry upland forests, floodplain forests, seepage swamps, old fields, disturbed areas, usually on base-rich soils
Common in Mountains & Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Purple Bedstraw, Wideleaf Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium latifolium FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium latifolium FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium latifolium 173-10-008 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Moist hardwood forests
Common in Mountains (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Yellow Bedstraw, Our Lady's Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium verum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium verum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium verum 173-10-009 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Meadows, pastures, roadsides
Rare in NC
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Piedmont Crosswort, Piedmont Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium pedemontanum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cruciata pedemontana FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium pedemontanum 173-10-010 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Lawns, grassy roadsides, pastures
Uncommon (rare in NC Piedmont & NC Coastal Plain)
Non-native: southern Europe
Common Name: Bluntleaf Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Galium obtusum var. obtusum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium obtusum var. obtusum 173-10-011a FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swamps
Common in GA Mountains (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Carolina Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium obtusum var. filifolium FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium obtusum ssp. filifolium FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium obtusum var. filifolium 173-10-011b FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Marshes, swamps, creekbanks, alluvial forests
Common in Carolinas (uncommon to rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw, Dye Bedstraw, Three-lobed Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium tinctorium + FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Galium tinctorium FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium tinctorium 173-10-012 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Look for it in swamps, marshes, & ditches
Common, uncommon, or rare - depending on variety & region
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Rough Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium asprellum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium asprellum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium asprellum 173-10-014 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Fens, bogs, streambanks, wet meadows, usually in at least somewhat base-rich soils
Uncommon
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
False Baby's Breath, Smooth Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw, Wild Madder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium mollugo FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Galium mollugo FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium mollugo 173-10-015 FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Moist roadsides, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name: white bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium album FAMILY: Rubiaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Galium album FAMILY: Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Galium mollugo 173-10-015? FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Moist roadsides, disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Northern Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium boreale FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium boreale FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Limestone and dolostone bluffs, outcrops, and rocky woodlands, calcareous or ultramafic (serpentine) barrens
Native north of the Carolinas
Common Name: Shining Bedstraw
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galium concinnum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galium concinnum FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests
Native north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Skunkvine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Paederia foetida FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Paederia foetida FAMILY: Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Paederia foetida 173-11x-001x FAMILY: Rubiaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Rare
Non-native: southeast Asia
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