Kingdom Plantae Family Rubiaceae Rank Species | Order Gentianales Genus Galium | |
Similar Galium obtusum, Galium concinnum, Galium asprellum, Galium andrewsii, Galium buxifolium | ||
Galium pilosum, the hairy bedstraw, is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the southern and eastern United States and Canada from Texas to Florida north to Kansas, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and New Hampshire. There are also isolated populations in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Hispaniola. The plant is classified as a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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