Common Name: hairy bedstraw
Scientific Name: Galium pilosum Ait.
Family Name: Rubiaceae - Madder Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - native perennial, reproducing by seed

stems - upright or ascending, square stems, multiple from base and branching, unbranched above, densely pubescent and hairy growth habit 1, growth habit 2, stem

leaves - whorled 4 per node, oval, rigid, hairy leaves

flowers - 4-petaled, greenish-white to purplish, small; terminal or axillary cymes

fruit - round, dense bristles fruits

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