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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Fruit: Indehiscent
Other: Twin carpels covered with hooked bristles; each carpel containing a single seed.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies

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Common names
  • Hairy Bedstraw
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Galium pilosum
  • Synonym: Galium pilosum var. puncticulosum

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Location: Hoffman, NC (McKinney Fish Hatchery)
Date: June 27, 2022
Hairy bedstraw #253; RAB page 986, 173-10-5; LHB page 927, 187-2-
Location: Hoffman, NC (McKinney Fish Hatchery)
Date: June 27, 2022
Hairy bedstraw #253. RAB page 986, 173-10-5. LHB page 927, 187-2
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-06-02
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-06-02
fruits, blooms and leaves along the hairy stem
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-06-02
there are four ovate-eliptic leaves per whorl.
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-06-02
This species is identified by its very tiny/minute maroon flowers
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