Bedstraw - Galium triflorum
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Bedstraw.
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Nomenclature:
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Galium
triflorum
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Family: Rubiaceae
Botany and Ecology:
· Known as sweet-scent bedstraw because of their sweet, vanilla-like smell
· Has weak square stems causing the plant to lean on other plants or to stretch out
· Flowers appear early summer and the greenish-white blooms occur three per stalk
· Habitat: moist soils and damp woods
· Distribution:
o United States: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TV, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
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Uses:
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Edible:
o Tea
made from the leaves or flowering stems
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Medicinal:
o Infusion
of the plant used to treat gallstones and kidney complaints
o A
number of species contain asperuloside that can be converted into
prostaglandins
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Other:
o Root
can be used as a red dye
o Plant
can be used as perfume
o Plant
poultice can be rubbed on the scalp to encourage hair growth
o Used
as stuffing material for mattresses, etc.
Conservation:
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Conservation Status: Secure – Able to grow in a
variety of habitats and elevations. Commercial interest in this slow growing
plant may be a threat to wild populations.
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http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Aletris+farinosa.
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Sources:
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Boreal
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NatureServe.
2008. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Galium+triflorum.
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Ibiblio.
Galium triflorum. http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Galium+triflorum&CAN=LATIND.
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