Galium australe
Tangled Bedstraw
Twining perennial herb with slender tangled square stems, hairs few or dense.
Additional information
- FamilyRubiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizestems 20-60 cm long
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesRings of 4 elliptic to egg-shaped dark green to brown leaves, equal in length, 4-15 mm x 1.5-4 mm, scattered hairs, often small point on tip, margins curved under.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeSeptember to February
- FlowersClusters of 1-7 tiny flowers in leaf axils. Stalks on clusters 5-12 mm, on individual flowers 2-10 mm long, curved towards the end. Flowers usually held above leaves.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in open forest. Semi shade to dappled shade.
- Garden useSmall scrambler for shady moist positions amongst other herbs.
- Commercially availableOccasional in indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common in other areas of Victoria.
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Photographer/s: 1 M. Moir, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 2, 3 Russell Best, NatureShare ©
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