hedge bedstraw

Galium mollugo

Member of bedstraws (genus Galium)
madder family (family Rubiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• habit: perennial herb, erect, glabrous to hairy
• stem: 30–120 cm, stout, ± swollen at nodes
• leaf: generally whorls of 8, oblanceolate to obovate, tip abruptly soft-pointed
• inflorescence: panicle, many-flowered
• flower: bisexual; corolla rotate, white; stamens exserted
• Monte Bello and Palo Alto Baylands

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

• Galium mollugo → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora