Galium sherardia

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRubiaceae
Family (Traditional)Rubiaceae
GenusGalium
Species:Galium sherardia E. H. L.Krause
Common NameBlue Field Madder; Sherardia; Field Madder
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: whorled; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 4; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (2)

SynonymFull Citation
Galium sherardia Galium sherardia
Sherardia arvensis Sherardia arvensis L.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Floyd (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Monroe (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, BEREA, TENN, APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, UOS, UTM, MEM, KNK, UCHT, SWMT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1948 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0204206 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Sherardia arvensis
TENN-V-0204205 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Sherardia arvensis
TENN-V-0204208 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Sherardia arvensis
TENN-V-0204209 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Sherardia arvensis
TENN-V-0204207 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Sherardia arvensis
UCHT036060 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Sherardia arvensis
BEREA021692 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Sherardia arvensis
BEREA021693 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Sherardia arvensis
BEREA021694 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Sherardia arvensis
MTSU018150 Cannon Tennessee 25 Apr 1997 Ashley Drake
 MTSU
Sherardia arvensis
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