Galium triflorum
Sweet-scented Bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Photo taken at Tumwater Canyon, shaded woods

Flowers:

bisexual flowers born in 2's and 3's at the end of axillary peduncles; corolla rotate, cream in color

Fruit:

hairs on seeds hooked, 0.5 to 1 mm long

Leaves:

in whorls of 6 (or 5); leaflets 6 to 38 mm long

Plant:

decumbent perennial

Habitat:

damp, shady forests

Distribution of species:

North America, Greenland, Europe, and Asia

Distribution of genus:

more or less 400 species: worldwide especially temperate regions