Galium bifolium is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names twinleaf bedstraw and low mountain bedstraw. It is native to western North America from British Columbia south to California and east to New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota and Alberta.[2][3] It grows in mountain forests and high-elevation plateaus.
| Low mountain 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. bifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Galium bifolium | |
Galium bifolium is an annual herb standing erect to a maximum height of about 15 centimeters. Leaves grow in whorls of four divided into two pairs. The foliage is hairless and sometimes slightly fleshy. The solitary flowers have three white tepals and the fruit is a round nutlet covered in shiny white hairs.[4]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for GALIUM bifolium". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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