Galium leiocarpum
Maori Bedstraw
Prostrate tangled annual or perennial herb, often spreading from underground stems. Slender stems have few prickles facing down.
Additional information
- SynonymGalium propinquum
- FamilyRubiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeProstrate-20 cm x 0.5-1 m
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesRings of 4 yellowish-green egg-shaped leaves 2-12 mm x 1-2.5 mm, unequal in length, margins rolled under.
- Flower colourCreamy white
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersClusters of 1-5 tiny flowers in leaf axils. Stalks on clusters to 6 mm, often curved, on individual flowers to 4 mm long.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in riparian forests. Shade.
- Garden usePlant amongst thickets and dense scrub in moist positions around water areas.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
- Related speciesGalium gaudiichaudii differs in having no rhizome, narrower leaves and almost stalkless flowers and flower clusters. It grows in drier sites.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Peter Kinchington ©
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