Galium latifolium explained

Galium latifolium, the purple bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the family Rubiaceae.^[1] It is native to eastern North America, primarily the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Alabama. There are also a few lowland populations in eastern Maryland and eastern South Carolina.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• State of Pennsylvania, Natural Heritage Program, plant species of concern
• United States Department of Agriculture plants profile

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/404842#page/102/mode/1up Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 79.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=86695 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Galium%20latifolium.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map