Galium pilosum
hairy bedstraw
Family
Rubiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, oval
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
green, purple, white
Flower Month
May - August
Height (meters)
0.1 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Field Characters
4 leaves in whorls. Leaf tips are blunt and hairy.
Habitat
Dry woods, flatwoods, prairies and copses. Locally common in dry, rocky woodlands, thickets, often in shallow soil over sandstone or limestone, clearings and roadsides.