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May 26, 2012
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Southeastern, New Hampshire
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There are 22 Bedstraw (Galium) species in New England. Fortunately, half of
those species have four or fewer leaves at each node. This species was keyed out as
follows:
- Main branches with 5-12 leaves at each node.
- Leaf blades sharply pointed to cuspidate at the apex.
- Corolla 1-7 mm in diameter.
- Pedicels erect to spreading.
- Stems not rough to touch.
- Corolla not funnelform.
- Leaf blades linear to elliptic, 2-10 mm wide.
- Leaf blades 10-25 mm long.
- Pedicel length usually shorter than diameter of flower. Corolla 3-5 mm in
diameter.
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