Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Northern Bedstraw, Galium boreale, Rú crua
Photographs: The Burren, Co. Clare

Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Rú crua
Family: Rubiaceae

Flowering June-August. Perennial. Native.

The numerous small white flowers, both terminal and auxillary are followed by fruit with hooked bristles. Whorls of four narrow leaves, each with three veins. Erect growth, 20-45cm. Identified by Paul Green

Found on damp, base-rich soils by lakes and streams and on rocky ground. Mainly found in Galway and Clare in the west of Ireland.

Northern Bedstraw, Galium boreale, Rú crua
Northern Bedstraw, Galium boreale, Rú crua

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