Galium boreale, July 15, 2021
Common & scientific name
Northern bedstraw, Galium boreale
Family
Madder, Rubiaceae
Location
Difficult Campground, 8,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This common (but rather uncommon on the Pass) plant is all about fours: it has whorls of four leaves around its square stem, and its clusters of white flowers have four petals. Its name refers to a different species of Galium that was used as bedstraw.
G. boreale, July 20, 2021