Galium boreale L.

Northern Bedstraw

Synonyms: Galium hyssopifolium, Galium septentrionale

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Rubiaceae

Genus: Galium

Species: Galium boreale

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
MA - State Endangered
VT - Uncommon (state rank: S3 (Vulnerable))
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Galium boreale