piedmont bedstraw
Family
RubiaceaeScientific Name
Cruciata pedemontana
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Vaillantia pedemontana
Galium pedemontanum
Growth Habit
upright and nonwoody
Thorns or Spines
not present
Approximate Flower Diameter
pencil
Dominant Flower Color
yellow
Flower Symmetry
bilateral symmetry
Leaf Hairs
has hairs
Leaf Shape
lance
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Margin
entire
Stem Hairs
has hairs
Stem Cross Section
round or oval
Milky Sap
not present
Root Structure
taproot
Life Cycle
summer annual
Ochrea
not present
Plant Type
Herb