Galium circaezans
| Licorice bedstraw wild licorice | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. circaezans |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium circaezans Michx. | |
Galium circaezans, common name licorice bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the eastern half of the United States from the Great Plains to the Atlantic, plus Quebec and Ontario. There are also a few isolated populations in Washington State, probably adventive. The species is classified as a noxious weed in New York and Pennsylvania.[1][2]
References
External links
- USDA Plants profile
- Illinois Wildflowers, wild licorice
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
- Kansas Native Plants, Forest Bedstraw
- Name That Plant, Native and Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas and Georgia
- Delaware Wildflowers, southern forest bedstraw
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