Purple Bedstraw (Galium latifolium)

Purple Bedstraw, a reference photo — Photo: Jason Hollinger · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Galium latifolium, the purple bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to eastern North America, primarily the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Alabama. There are also a few lowland populations in eastern Maryland and eastern South Carolina.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Purple Bedstraw being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Galium lanceolatum
Galium arkansanum
Galium circaezans
Galium valantioides

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species: Galium latifolium

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