Galium gaudichaudii

DC. Rough Bedstraw
Prodr. 4: 607 (1830)
Taxonomic status Accepted
Occurrence status Present
Origin Native
Degree of establishment Native

Leaves in inflorescences often angled upwards, slightly elliptic or more often c. narrow-oblong to linear, length:width ratio c. 3–10, mostly light green above, drying pale to medium yellow-green, ± concolorous. Corolla 1.8–3.8 mm diam., with lobes 0.8–1.8 mm long, greenish-cream to pale yellowish adaxially, similar abaxially or sometimes tinged purple-red distally. Ovary 0.3–0.5 mm long, clearly shorter than corolla lobes as flowers open. Flowers spring–early summer.

LoM, MuM, Wim, GleP, Brid, VVP, VRiv, MuF, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, WPro, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, MonT, HFE, VAlp. Widespread in woodland and forest, often in shallower soils or from rock crevices.

Created by: Daniel Ohlsen, 15 Mar. 2016
Updated by: Val Stajsic, 24 Jan. 2018
Galium gaudichaudii (hero image) Spinning
Galium gaudichaudii (distribution map) Spinning