Galium circaezans

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Family:	RUBIACEAE
Species:	Galium circaezans Michx.
Common Name:	Forest Bedstraw; Licorice Bedstraw; Woods Bedstraw
Habitat:	Hardwood forests.
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, FACU- (NWI)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	RUBIACEAE - Madder/Coffee family
Genus	Galium
Species	Galium circaezans Michx. - Forest Bedstraw; Licorice Bedstraw; Woods Bedstraw

Citation

Citation	Galium circaezans Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 80–81. 1803.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: SOUTH CAROLINA:

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Galium circaeoides	Galium circaeoides Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 3: 256. 1818, nom. illegit.	Galium circaezans Michaux 1803.
Galium circaezans var. glabellum	Galium circaezans Michaux, var. glabellum Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 303. 1894, nom. illegit.	Galium circaezans Michaux, var. glabrum Britton 1894.
Galium circaezans var. glabrum	Galium circaezans Michaux, var. glabrum Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 32. 1894.		NEW YORK: Washington Co.: Whitehall, Jul 1892, Peck s.n. (holotype: NY).
Galium circaezans var. montanum	Galium circaezans Michaux, var. montanum Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 24. 1841.
Galium circaezans var. typicum	Galium circaezans Michaux, var. typicum Fernald, Rhodora 39: 450. 1937, nom. inadmiss.	Galium circaezans Michaux 1803.
Galium rotundifolium var. circaezans	Galium rotundifolium Linnaeus, var. circaezans (Michaux) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 282. 1891.	Galium circaezans Michaux 1803.
Galium circaezans var. hypomalacum	Galium circaezans Michaux, var. hypomalacum Fernald, Rhodora 39: 450, pl. 483(3-4). 1937.		ILLINOIS: Peoria Co.: Peoria, Jul 1903, McDonald s.n. (holotype: GH).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Marengo, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1892 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UWAL0044953	Escambia	25 Oct 2011	Hansen, Curtis J. 5348	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx. var. circaezans
JSU131977	Limestone	26 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17789	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131974	Jefferson	30 Jun 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 703	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_34026	Shelby	23 May 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1392	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131944	Bibb	18 May 1984	Whetstone, R. David 13938	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0035151	Morgan	01 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7844	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000038135	Bullock	18 Apr 2013	Dykes, Bailee 1593	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_49613	Pike	16 May 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 4783	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU132042	Marshall	19 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1686	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131975	Lawrence	6 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4301	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000022945	Cherokee	22 May 2007	Barger, T. Wayne 344	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_33939	Perry	3 May 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1168	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131952	Cleburne	17 May 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 165	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043549	Blount	26 Jun 1895	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131956	DeKalb	11 Aug 1974	Whetstone, R. David 3511	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA000040027	Cullman	26 May 1941	Morgan, M.	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
UNA00043553	Cherokee	16 May 1981	Horn, Charles N. 344	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131963	Etowah	10 Aug 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 566	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131957	DeKalb	27 May 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2867	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_39352	Wilcox	15 May 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 585	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131948	Calhoun	20 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 524	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0004778	Pickens	12 Jun 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5482	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx.
UNA00043554	Marshall	03 Jul 1980	Haynes, Robert R. 7932	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
UWAL0044780	Jackson	02 Jun 2018	England, J. Kevin 9214	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000008659	Dale	02 Jun 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 731	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_53199	Dale	19 Jul 1989	Diamond, Alvin R. 5979	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU132044	Marshall	28 May 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4127	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00023824	Lawrence	26 Jun 1989	Harding, Dennis s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
TROY000023422	Cherokee	26 Jun 2007	Barger, T. Wayne 158	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux var. circaezans
AUA_ACC_33001	Bibb	8 Jul 1976	Sessler, Ann H. 182	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131946	Calhoun	31 Jul 1996	Hruska, Susan E. 1387	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000052086	Montgomery	25 Apr 2021	Diamond, Alvin R. 29593	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00053300	Fayette	08 Jun 1999	Haynes, Robert R. 9974	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
UWAL0009534	Marengo	27 Jun 2011	England, J. Kevin 2945	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000042641	Houston	04 Jun 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26407	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131955	DeKalb	27 May 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 249	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU132045	Morgan	28 May 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4046	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_39348	Wilcox	20 May 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 627	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131950	Calhoun	4 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 247	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0036123	Hale	23 May 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8876	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000034218	Pickens	12 Jun 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5482	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_43441	Conecuh	13 Jun 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 845	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU132049	St. Clair	22 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1309	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA000037814	Escambia	25 Oct 2011	Hansen, Curtis J. 5348	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx. Var. Circaezans
JSU131945	Bibb	31 Jul 1998	Whetstone, R. David 19638	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00067039	Greene	27 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3538	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
TROY000008657	Coffee	22 May 2000	Martin, Brian H. 715	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043543	Tuscaloosa	17 May 1973	Ellison, D. Jeanne 25	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
UNA00069775	Jackson	13 May 2009	Barger, T. Wayne 91	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
TROY000008658	Coffee	10 Aug 2000	Martin, Brian H. 884	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_26431	Marshall	3 Jun 1969	Kral, Robert 34842	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
ALNHS00001917	Dallas	23 May 2013	Barger, T. Wayne OC-670	ALNHS Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131951	Clay	14 Jun 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 2762	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_49451	Pike	28 Jun 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5124	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131953	Colbert	12 May 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0056571	Bibb	19 May 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11226	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA000039545	Morgan	5 Jun 2016	England, J. Kevin 6506	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
UNA00058907	Lawrence	15 Aug 2002	Haynes, Robert R. 10307	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131966	Jackson	20 Aug 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1350	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_43443	Wilcox	13 Jun 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 889	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131969	Jackson	23 May 1975	Whetstone, R. David 4017	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0003902	Sumter	23 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3522	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131947	Calhoun	31 May 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11245	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043550	Cullman	_ Jun 1883	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
TROY000033343	Barbour	08 Oct 2011	Morrison, Derek 140	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131959	Etowah	4 Sep 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 3487	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043541	Wilcox	15 May 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 585	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
AUA000037527	Morgan	1 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7844	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
TROY000037340	Coosa	27 Jun 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24293	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU132050	Talladega	27 May 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4003	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_40635	Etowah	23 May 1984	Whetstone, R.David 14022	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131954	Colbert	12 May 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000023364	Randolph	28 May 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2185	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA000030078	Lee	11 Sep 2015	Taylor, Chris T. CSP-38	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
UNA00043552	Marshall	21 May 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 573	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131972	Jackson	27 Jun 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 947	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA000031929	Covington	7 May 2011	Hansen, Curtis J. 5039	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131964	Etowah	23 May 1984	Whetstone, R. David 14022	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0004777	Wilcox	20 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6026	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU132046	Morgan	5 Aug 1974	Whetstone, R. David 3400	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00022682	Marshall	07 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 48	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
SAMF0006574	Shelby	07 Jun 2016	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6341	SAMF Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131976	Limestone	2 Jun 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 00593	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043545	Lowndes	16 May 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 598	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
UWAL0010765	Butler	22 Apr 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 22956	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000023361	Franklin	13 Jun 2008	England, J. Kevin 807	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131980	Marshall	13 Jun 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8485	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0015997	Bullock	18 Apr 2013	Dykes, Bailee 1593	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131962	Etowah	31 May 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. RDW-1305	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0032170	Houston	04 Jun 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26407	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043558	DeKalb	02 Jun 1979	Wiersema, John H. 755	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU132047	Randolph	28 May 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2185	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0003900	Lawrence	14 May 2005	England, J. Kevin 449	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131965	Etowah	23 May 1984	Whetstone, R. David 14022	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0010331	Marengo	01 May 2012	England, J. Kevin 3422	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131970	Jackson	5 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5759	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043542	Greene	27 May 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2108	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
AUA_ACC_61050	Choctaw	6 Jun 1994	Crouch, Virginia E. 990	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131979	Limestone	29 May 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 00497	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043551	DeKalb	02 Jun 1892	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
UWAL0047297	Autauga	11 May 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1688	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000023362	Greene	27 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3538	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_71861	Franklin	13 Jun 2008	England, J. Kevin 807	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
UNA00073365	Franklin	13 Jun 2008	England, J. Kevin 807	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
UWAL0031557	Morgan	30 Jun 2011	England, J. Kevin 3035	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131968	Jackson	25 May 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11220	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0037360	Bullock	01 May 2017	Soehren, Eric C. 485	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx.
TROY000050812	Morgan	30 Jun 2011	England, J. Kevin 3035	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_34063	Shelby	16 May 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1346	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU132043	Marshall	18 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1299	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0039659	Lowndes	19 Jun 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28376	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx.
UNA00043539	Tuscaloosa	28 May 1955	Chermock, Ottilie D. s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131960	Etowah	12 Jun 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 2366	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131973	Jackson	5 Aug 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5860	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000023363	Marshall	11 Jun 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 2525	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_37232	Sumter	2 Jun 1981	Henderson, T. 120	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131978	Limestone	29 May 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 00538	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043548	Wilcox	26 Jun 1893	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131967	Jackson	15 Jul 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1018	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000046774	Autauga	08 Jun 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 867a	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_37066	Monroe	12 May 1981	O'Halloran, K. 137	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
UNA00043547	Pickens	31 Jul 1986	Horn, Charles N. 1150	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU131961	Etowah	10 Aug 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 566	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
JSU131971	Jackson	27 May 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2882	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_39351	Lowndes	16 May 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 598	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131949	Calhoun	4 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 247	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0035370	Washington	04 May 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7178	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00043546	Hale	15 May 1966	Williams, Norris H. 263	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU132048	St. Clair	22 May 1972	Whetstone, R. David RDW 44	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000047866	Autauga	11 May 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1688	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_46810	Russell	8 May 1981	Wood, M.P. 153	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
JSU131958	DeKalb	30 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5643	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
UNA00023886	Lawrence	26 Jun 1989	Harding, Dennis s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
TROY000046449	Lowndes	19 Jun 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28376	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
UWAL0003901	St. Clair	16 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4625	UWAL Galium circaezans Michx.
JSU132041	Marshall	30 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1974	JSU Galium circaezans Michaux
TROY000008662	Pike	01 May 1997	Holmes, Jeanese 319	TROY Galium circaezans Michaux
AUA_ACC_72733	Jackson	13 May 2009	Barger, T. Wayne HC-91	AUA Galium Circaezans Michx.
UNA00043544	Hale	23 May 1966	Maginness, Sherrie E. s.n.	UNA Galium circaezans Michx.
UWAL0044820	Jackson	13 Jul 2019	England, J. Kevin 10455	UWAL Galium circaezans Michaux

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Galium circaezans

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