Galium obtusum Bigelow

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
U-S
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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Galium obtusum Bigelow
Rubiaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill (ILLS) 2012
LAWRENCE COUNTY 38.73945° N. Lat.
087.68764° W. Long. SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec. 36. North of
junction of BUS US Rt. 50 and US Rt. 50, Embarras
River floodplain, east side of river, 1.3 km
north-northwest of Lawrenceville. Coordinate Datum:
WGS84/NAD83. Elevation 420 feet. Alluvial silt/sand.
Floodplain (bottomland) forest with some openings, also
including old river oxbow, now ponds / sloughs. Forest
dominated by Acer saccharinum, Chasmanthium
latifolium. Flowers white. Common delicate herb in wet
areas.
Steven R. Hill 38878
16 May 2012
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