Galium boreale, June 23, 2021
Common & scientific name
Northern bedstraw, Galium boreale
Family
Madder, Rubiaceae
Location
Difficult, 8,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
The Madder family is one of the few local families (along with mustards and evening primroses) to sport flowers with just four petals. Northern bedstraw is unmistakeable thanks to its whorls of four leaves, spaced far apart along a square stem: everything’s in fours!