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Galium palustre L.
Marsh bedstraw
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Gentianales | Gentians, coffee, gardenias, frangipani, many others |
| Family | Rubiaceae | Coffee, madder, and bedstraw family |
| Genus | Galium | From Greek gala, “milk,” because some Galium species were used to curdle milk |
| Species | palustre | Growing in marshes |
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7/14/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)  ID is uncertain 
The flowers and a few spatulate leaves are the marsh bedstraw. · 7/2/2016 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
Galium palustre description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Oct 2021.
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8/16/2013 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 6" (12 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
8/16/2013 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 6 × 4" (14 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
7/14/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain
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