Galium obtusum
bluntleaf bedstraw, bristly bedstraw
Family
Rubiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, obtuse
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
March - July
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Field Characters
4 leaves in whorls. Leaf tips are blunt, no hairs.
Habitat
Low woods, swamps, and wet shores.