Galium verum L.
Lady’s bedstraw, yellow 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 | verum | |
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7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ≈ 4½ × 4" (12 × 11 cm) 
Galium verum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.
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7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ≈ 4 × 6" (11 × 16 cm) 

7/27/2016 · State Arboretum of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia ≈ 4½ × 6" (12 × 16 cm) 
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