Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Galium triflorum (also known as cudweed, Sweet-scented Bedstraw, and Fragrant Bedstraw) is a herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae. It grows throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It exists in creeps along the forest floor, with whorled leaves and single fruiting peduncles rising above basal rosettes. There are six leaflets in a whorl below the peduncle. Each peduncle has three fruiting structures, each having a single fuzzy ball. Stems are square. The entire vine does not feel very coarse, but it is rough enough to stick to clothing. This species is sometimes confused with Galium odoratum, a species with traditional culinary uses.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 ft Tall

Sun

Deep Shade

Site type

Moist places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 11 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Narrow-legged Miner Bee

Andrena angustitarsata

Garden Tortrix

Clepsis peritana

European Drone Fly

Eristalis arbustorum

Variable Aphideater

Eupeodes latifasciatus