Galium pilosum, the hairy bedstraw, is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae.[1] It is native to the southern and eastern United States and Canada from Texas to Florida north to Kansas, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and New Hampshire. There are also isolated populations in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Hispaniola. The plant is classified as a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut.[2][3]
| Hairy bedstraw | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. pilosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Galium pilosum | |
References
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External links
edit- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri, Galium pilosum
- USDA Plants profile
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society, hairy bedstraw
- Herbarium of the University of Michigan, Galium pilosum
- Missouri Plants, Galium pilosum Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Galium pilosum
- Jeffrey S. Pippen, North Carolina Wildflowers, Galium pilosum
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