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Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

Northern Bedstraw is a small plant with tiny, star-like flowers. It grows in cool places like forests and fields, and its leaves are whorled around the stem, making it look very special!

生息地: Forests

外見

The Northern Bedstraw has upright, square stems with narrow, lance-shaped leaves arranged in whorls of four. It produces numerous tiny, white, four-petaled flowers clustered at the top of the stems, creating a delicate, airy appearance.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaGentianalesRubiaceaeGalium
Northern Bedstraw
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Northern Bedstraw

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Its family name, 'Bedstraw', comes from people once stuffing mattresses with soft, dried relatives of this plant!

Its tiny seeds have hooks, making them expert hitchhikers on animal fur or clothing!

The genus name 'Galium' comes from Greek for milk, as some relatives were used to curdle milk!

The roots of this plant were once used by some cultures to make a natural red dye!

特殊能力

能力

Hitchhiker Seeds

Northern Bedstraw has tiny hooks on its seeds that cling to animals, helping it spread far and wide.

能力

Underground Explorer

This plant spreads using hidden underground roots (rhizomes) to form dense patches and find new resources.

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-90 cm
広がり
15-30 cm
花の大きさ
0.3-0.5 cm
開花時期
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers to collect nectar and pollen.

eaten by

Bedstraw Hawk-moth

Hyles gallii

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of this plant.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Deer browse on its stems and leaves.

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Helps spread pollen while foraging for nectar.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always look but don't touch plants unless you're with an adult who knows they're safe.

よくある質問

Northern Bedstrawの高さは何ですか?

30-90 cm

Northern Bedstrawの広がりは何ですか?

15-30 cm

Northern Bedstrawの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.3-0.5 cm

Northern Bedstrawの開花時期は何ですか?

Northern Bedstrawの食用は何ですか?

はい

Northern Bedstrawの毒性は何ですか?

なし

Northern Bedstrawのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Northern Bedstrawの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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