Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. April 2019. Scientific name: Galium boreale L. Common name(s): northern bedstraw Link(s): USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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In wild blueberry field
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leaves in whorls of 4 with smooth stem
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flowers are white, but inflorescence can appear purplish or greenish
Description: -perennial -native to
