Galium
bedstraw, cleavers
14 species
1 subspecies and varieties
1 subspecies and varieties
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Galium aparine – common bedstraw, common cleavers, goose-grass, sticky-willy
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Variety of habitats, sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Variety of habitats, sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Galium bifolium – twin-leaf bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascade crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Moist to rather dry areas, foothills to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascade crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Moist to rather dry areas, foothills to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Galium boreale – northern bedstraw
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America; circumboreal.
Habitat: Mesic habitats, from sea level to subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America; circumboreal.
Habitat: Mesic habitats, from sea level to subalpine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium divaricatum – Lamarck's bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California; also in southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Disturbed areas at low elevation.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California; also in southeastern U.S.
Habitat: Disturbed areas at low elevation.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Annual
Galium kamtschaticum – boreal bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, also in eastern Canada; Eurasia.
Habitat: Moist, cold coniferous woods.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, also in eastern Canada; Eurasia.
Habitat: Moist, cold coniferous woods.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium mexicanum – Mexican bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Forest openings, meadows, and open hillsides from low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Forest openings, meadows, and open hillsides from low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
• ssp. asperulum – rough bedstraw
Galium mollugo – false baby's-breath, wild madder
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Occurring in disturbed soil, waste ground.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Occurring in disturbed soil, waste ground.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium odoratum – sweet-scented bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon; scattered areas of central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Woodlands at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon; scattered areas of central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Woodlands at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium oreganum – Oregon bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Habitat: Moist woods and meadows, from sea level to 5000 feet in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Habitat: Moist woods and meadows, from sea level to 5000 feet in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium palustre – common marsh bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to Oregon, east to Montana; also in central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Disturbed, open areas, often where moist.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Yukon Territory to Oregon, east to Montana; also in central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Disturbed, open areas, often where moist.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium serpenticum – intermountain bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to central Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, open, rocky slopes from fairly low to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to central Idaho and Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, open, rocky slopes from fairly low to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium trifidum – small bedstraw
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
Habitat: Moist places, from sea level to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
Habitat: Moist places, from sea level to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium triflorum – fragrant bedstraw, three-flowered bedstraw
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America.
Habitat: Moist woods, from sea level to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America.
Habitat: Moist woods, from sea level to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Galium verum – lady's bedstraw, yellow spring bedstraw
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across the northern U.S. and Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Escaping from cultivation to lawns, roadsides, and other open, disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across the northern U.S. and Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Escaping from cultivation to lawns, roadsides, and other open, disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: May July
Growth Duration: Perennial
