Galium verum

Yellow Spring Bedstraw

Flickr photo 'Galium verum (48°09' N 16°32' E)' by: HermannFalkner/sokol.

Flickr photo 'Galium verum (48°08' N 16°34' E)' by: HermannFalkner/sokol.

Flickr photo 'Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)' by: Phil Sellens.

Flickr photo 'Galium verum (Yellow Bedstraw / Geel walstro) 0557' by: Bas Kers (NL).

Flickr photo 'Galium verum (untypical 'fat' one) (48°07' N 16°25' E)' by: HermannFalkner/sokol.

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Species group: Plants

Data Sources

Classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

Phylum:

Anthophyta

Class:

Dicotyledoneae

Order:

Rubiales

Family:

Rubiaceae

Genus:

Galium

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Brief Summary
Distribution
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Molecular Biology
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Brief Summary

Lady's bedstraw has clusters of very small flowers which emit a lovely honey scent. In fact, this plant was used in olden times to freshen up the odors in bed! It was also used in mattresses since the scent acts as a flea killer. Furthermore, lady's bedstraw is used to make cheese, yellow and even red dyes and the Danish alcoholic drink bjaesk. Many of its applications are reflected in its various nicknames.

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Distribution

Localities documented in Tropicos sources

Galium verum L.:
Canada (North America)
India (Asia)
Japan (Asia)
Kazakhstan (Asia)
Mongolia (Asia)
North Korea (Asia)
Pakistan (Asia)
Russian Federation (Asia)
South Korea (Asia)
Turkmenistan (Asia)
United States (North America)
Uzbekistan (Asia)
China (Asia)

Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.

References:

Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
Gleason, H. A. 1968. The Sympetalous Dicotyledoneae. vol. 3. 596 pp. In H. A. Gleason Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (ed. 3). New York Botanical Garden, New York.
Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles & C. R. Bell. 1968. Man. Vasc. Fl. Carolinas i–lxi, 1–1183. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Fl. Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.
Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2011. Fl. China 19: 1–884. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.

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Missouri Botanical Garden

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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Associations

Foodplant / open feeder
nocturnal larva of Aglaostigma fulvipes grazes on leaf of Galium verum

Plant / resting place / on
male of Anaphothrips silvarum may be found on live Galium verum
Remarks: season: 7

Plant / resting place / on
larva of Belothrips acuminatus may be found on live Galium verum
Remarks: season: 7-9

Foodplant / feeds on
adult of Bruchidius cisti feeds on pollen? of Galium verum
Remarks: season: (4-)6-7(-9)

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / feeds on
Halticus macrocephalus feeds on Galium verum

Foodplant / sap sucker
nymph of Legnotus limbosus sucks sap of Galium verum
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / sap sucker
adult of Legnotus picipes sucks sap of Galium verum

Foodplant / false gall
embedded sorus of Melanotaenium endogenum causes swelling of live stem of Galium verum
Remarks: season: 6-7
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / parasite
Neoerysiphe galii parasitises live Galium verum

Foodplant / parasite
sporangium of Peronospora galii parasitises live Galium verum

Foodplant / parasite
telium of Puccinia galii-verni parasitises live stem of Galium verum
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / parasite
amphigenous telium of Puccinia punctata parasitises live leaf of Galium verum
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / spot causer
telium of Pucciniastrum guttatum causes spots on live, old, over-wintered leaf of Galium verum

Foodplant / feeds on
Strongylocoris leucocephalus feeds on Galium verum

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BioImages - the Virtual Fieldguide (UK)

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Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Galium verum

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 7
Specimens with Barcodes: 13
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation Status

NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

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NatureServe Explorer

Source:
ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143997

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Taxonomy:

Informal Taxonomy:

Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Madder Family

Formal Taxonomy:

Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Rubiales - Rubiaceae - Galium

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Global Status Last Changed:

1994-03-22

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Galium verum

Yellow Spring Bedstraw

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Canada

United States

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Galium verum

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Galium verum

Yellow Spring Bedstraw

Data Sources

Table of Contents

Brief Summary

Distribution

Localities documented in Tropicos sources

National Distribution

Canada

United States

Associations

Associations

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Galium verum

Conservation Status

NatureServe Conservation Status

National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

United States

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