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Galium

Called “bedstraws” in GBIF

Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw.

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747
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
4
plants on Plant News
6
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Plants in this genus

4 plants

Research on Galium

6 articles
PubMed → · research article

Stressed plants make their own leaves and flowers less uniform

The next time you spot leaves of wildly different sizes on the same shaded, drought-stressed plan...

New herbicide dose nearly matches hand-weeded rice yields

Direct-seeding rice saves farmers water and labor compared to transplanting, but weeds like barny...

iNaturalist → · observation

Native wildflower confirmed on a Kananaskis mountain trail

Every verified trail sighting like this one helps land managers track where native wildflowers ac...

iNaturalist → · observation

Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) observed in Kitchener

Sweet Woodruff spreading through Kitchener's green spaces is worth knowing if you're planting a s...

What science is finding about Galium

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this genus, newest first.

New herbicide dose nearly matches hand-weeded rice yields

Direct-seeding rice saves farmers water and labor compared to transplanting, but weeds like barnyardgrass and crabgrass have...

catchweed bedstraw crop-improvement / invasive-species

Native wildflower confirmed on a Kananaskis mountain trail

Every verified trail sighting like this one helps land managers track where native wildflowers actually grow, which shapes...

Northern Bedstraw native-plants / phenology

Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) observed in Kitchener

Sweet Woodruff spreading through Kitchener's green spaces is worth knowing if you're planting a shady corner — it carpets dry...

Sweet Woodruff citizen-science / urban-ecology

LC-MS-guided characterization and neuroprotective evaluation of Galium libanoticum in an LPS-induced neuroinflammation model.

Bedstraw plants growing along Mediterranean roadsides and garden edges have been trusted for centuries as folk remedies for...

Bedstraw ethnobotany / neuroprotection

catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine) observed in N Coleman St, Prosper, TX, US

Catchweed bedstraw spreads aggressively through gardens and natural areas, clinging to clothes, pets, and other plants — and...

catchweed bedstraw urban-ecology / invasive-species