Galium boreale Calflora

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Taxon Report

Galium boreale L.

Northern bedstraw

2015 Barry Breckling

2010 Barry Breckling

2012 Trent M. Draper

2007 Zoya Akulova

Galium boreale is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~20 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Galium
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Galium boreale ssp. septentrionale
PLANTS	Galium boreale var. hyssopifolium
PLANTS	Galium boreale var. intermedium
PLANTS	Galium boreale var. linearifolium
PLANTS	Galium boreale var. scabrum
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Information about Galium boreale from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GABO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).