Galium palustre L.

Common Marsh-Bedstraw

Rubiaceae

Traits


    Maximal 60 cm tall, perennial, in wet to moist habitats. inflorescence: partial-inflorescences longer than the supporting-leaves. flowers: open, +/- spread, whitish. corolla: Ø 2–4 mm, 4‑leaved. corolla-tube: shorter than the corolla-lobes. anthers: reddish. fruits: ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Galium palustre

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Galium palustre

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Galium palustre

Galium palustre

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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