Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale L. - Madder family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Northern Bedstraw: Epirrhoe sperryi, Grammia oithona, Hyles lineata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.