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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galium bermudense
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Coastal Bedstraw at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
This species has long been generally known as G. hispidulum Michaux, but G. bermudense Linnaeus has priority and that name has been clearly established to apply to this species..., per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galium hispidulum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-10-001:
Galium hispidulum FAMILY Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galium bermudense
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Bedstraw
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Keith Bradley kab_g_hispidulum_75408
June Miami-Dade County FL
Krome Bird Refuge
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Keith Bradley kab_g_hispidulum_75434
June Miami-Dade County FL
Krome Bird Refuge
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_g_hispidulum_6438
July Currituck County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_g_hispidulum_6443
July Currituck County NC
Lvs in whorls of 4, blades elliptic, firm, persistently green into winter, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_g_hispidulum_6443b
July Currituck County NC
Fruit purple [when ripe], smooth, juicy when fresh, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
COMPARE
fruit of Galium, Geum and Sanicula species
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_g_hispidulum_6452
July Currituck County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_g_hispidulum_6452b
July Currituck County NC
Corolla white, usually two flowers per cyme, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Galium bermudense
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Galium hispidulum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-10-001:
Galium hispidulum
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Galium bermudense
3363
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: maritime forests, longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen (more or less)
Simple
Whorls of 4
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
Sepals usually obsolete
4-5 lobed rotate corolla
Bisexual
Usually 2 flowers per cyme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Blue-black
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p084
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p107
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p100
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p318
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p165
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