Bedstraw is common in low to middle elevation forest understory habitats. The leaves are whorled and the stems angled. The flowers are small but quite visible in clusters.
Author: Susan McDougall
Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7659, -121.6347
Date: July 1, 2014
The flowers mature to a rounded nutlet that is covered with hooked hairs.
Author: Susan McDougall
Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7659, -121.6347, 2974
Date: July 1, 2014
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