Galium boreale

Also known as northern bedstraw

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae

Observations recorded256,519

Common Name: weld

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 11,329
With media: 7,892
Family: Rubiaceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UNM, CAS
Recorded in: Canada, United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: herbaceous plant
Parent taxon: Galium
Image: Galium boreale.jpeg
Has use: medicinal plant

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Galium boreale
Commons category: Galium boreale
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=103277
taxon common name: Northern bedstraw
Commons gallery: Galium boreale
taxon range: China
short name: G. boreale

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Encyclopedic overview

Galium boreale or northern bedstraw is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread over the temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America including most of Canada and the northern United States.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galium boreale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.