Galium asprellum

Galium asprellum, the rough bedstraw, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It native to eastern Canada and northeastern United States, from North Carolina and Tennessee north to Minnesota, Ontario and Newfoundland.^[1] It is considered a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, and is abundantly common in the other New England states and in sections of the Great Lakes region.^[2][3] It is a perennial herb.^[4] Leaves are simple with three or more leaves per node. Flowers have four petals and are white in color.^[5]

Rough bedstraw
Buds, flowers and seed capsules of Galium asprellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Galium
Species:	G. asprellum
Binomial name
Galium asprellum Michx.