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PLANTS

Northern bedstraw

Galium boreale

Plants
NativePerennialWhite flowers
Northern bedstraw, photo 1 of 5
Northern bedstraw, In flower
Northern bedstraw, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 36 observations of Northern bedstraw in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  2. Laurentides7
  3. Montérégie4
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  6. Côte-Nord2
  7. Nord-du-Québec1
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  9. Centre-du-Québec1
  10. Capitale-Nationale1
  11. Estrie1
  12. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Similar species

False baby's breathGalium mollugo
White bedstrawGalium album
Common marsh bedstrawGalium palustre
CleaversGalium aparine
TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium
Fragrant bedstrawGalium triflorum
TOXIC
Garden valerianValeriana officinalis
Virginia mountain-mintPycnanthemum virginianum
Yellow Spring bedstrawGalium verum
Small bedstrawGalium trifidum
Hoary alyssumBerteroa incana
Bastard toadflaxComandra umbellata