Galium circaezans
licorice bedstraw, woods bedstraw, wild licorice, cross clover
Family
Rubiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
ciliate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oval, ovate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
green, white
Flower Month
April - October
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
4 leaves in whorls. Leaves broad and 3 veined.
Habitat
Frequent in rich or rocky wooded hillsides, mixed deciduous forests, bluffs, thickets.