About Galium tinctorium L.
Galium tinctorium, commonly known as stiff marsh bedstraw, is a plant species belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It is widespread and common across eastern North America, ranging from Texas to Labrador and from Minnesota to Florida. It also occurs in eastern and central Mexico and the Dominican Republic. In some parts of the northeastern United States, it is classified as a noxious weed. Galium tinctorium is a reclining herb that bears whorls of narrowly lanceolate leaves. Unlike most other species in its genus, which typically have four petals per flower, the flowers of this species each have three petals. The petals are white, and their tips can be either pointed or blunt. This plant grows in woods, wet ditches, and along shorelines.
