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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Galium concinnum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galium concinnum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Shining Bedstraw
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Galium concinnum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galium concinnum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
3359
Forb
Perennial
Native north of the Carolinas
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 6 (mostly)
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
Sepals usually obsolete
4-lobed rotate corolla
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
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