Galium circaezans Michx.

Licorice bedstraw (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Galium

Characteristics

Erect or ascending perennial 2–6 dm, simple or branched from the base, the stems ± pubescent; lvs in 4’s, oval, elliptic, or ovate-oblong, broadest near the middle, 2–5 × 1–2.5 cm, obtuse, 3–5-nerved; infls terminal and from the upper axils, simple or with 1 or 2 divaricate forks, the fls remote, sessile or subsessile; cor greenish-purple, pilose, the lobes acute; fr reflexed, uncinate-hispid, 3 mm; often only one carpel fully developed, the other maturing into a small elaiosome; 2n=22. Dry woods and thickets; Me. to n. Mich. and Minn., s. to Fla., Kans., and Tex. June, July. Northern plants, with ± densely hairy lvs, have been segregated as var. hypomalacum Fernald; they pass freely into the chiefly more southern var. circaezans, with more thinly hairy or glabrous lvs.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Cough Medicine (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Respiratory Aid (unspecified), Throat Aid (unspecified)
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Images

Leaf

Galium circaezans leaf picture by Marybeth V (cc-by-sa)
Galium circaezans leaf picture by Erin Froehlich (cc-by-sa)
Galium circaezans leaf picture by Leslie M (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Galium circaezans fruit picture by Holly Nobles (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Galium circaezans world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:749731-1
WFO ID wfo-0000968671
COL ID 3F5JK
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Galium brachiatum Galium circaeoides Galium circaezans var. montanum Galium rotundifolium var. circaezans Galium circaezans var. glabellum Galium circaezans var. glabrum Galium circaezans var. hypomalacum Galium circaezans var. circaezans Galium circaezans var. typicum Galium circaezans