SHINING BEDSTRAW
Galium concinnum
MADDER FAMILY (Rubiaceae)
Identification
- Flowering time - June, July
- Uncommon in uplands south of Gifford Road at FF
- Pure white 4 petaled flowers
- Leaves mostly in whorls of 6 - smaller than our other bedstraws
- Smooth fruits with no hairs or bristles
This is a smaller and more delicate plant when compared to the Sweet-scented and Catchweed Bedstraws. It grows to about 12 inches tall. Its leaves are arranged in whorls of six (A,B,C). The tiny white flowers have four pure white petals (D). The fruit is a tiny 1/16th inch in diameter ball (F). This bedstraw begins to flower in late June, along with the Sweet-scented Bedstraw (Galium triflorum).
This bedstraw has been found only at Fontenelle Forest in the upland woods south of Gifford Road where it is uncommon. It has not been found at Neale Woods to date.
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