Galium virgatum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rubiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Galium
Species:	Galium virgatum Nutt.
Common Name	Southwestern Bedstraw
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: whorled; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Cannon (TN), Davidson (TN), Maury (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, MTSU, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1879 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BRIT143776		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143774		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143825		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143773		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143826		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143780		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143824		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143775		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143779		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204964	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204967	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204962	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204966	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204965	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204963	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204961	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0204968	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Galium virgatum
TENN-V-0210306	Davidson	Tennessee	30 May 1879	A. Gattinger	TENN Galium virgatum
APSC0004258	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 May 2009	Roger McCoy	APSC Galium virgatum
APSC0004257	Maury	Tennessee	15 May 2009	Margret Rhinehart 185	APSC Galium virgatum
APSC0004264	Maury	Tennessee	23 May 2003	D. Estes, B.E. Wofford, R. Small et al. 4577	APSC Galium virgatum
APSC0004263	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 Apr 1955	H.R. DeSelm 419(D)	APSC Galium virgatum
APSC0070124	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Galium virgatum
APSC0004262	Wilson	Tennessee	08 May 1966	Ken Rogers 44610	APSC Galium virgatum
MTSU017854	Cannon	Tennessee	13 May 1980	Landon E. McKinney 0109	MTSU Galium virgatum
MTSU017855	Cannon	Tennessee	15 Apr 1980	Landon E. McKinney 069	MTSU Galium virgatum
BRIT143777		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum
BRIT143778		Tennessee			VDB Galium virgatum

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Galium virgatum

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