Galium labradoricum
 
Labrador Bedstraw

Upper Inflorescence

Greenbush Bog
(20 km east of Hudson Bay on Highway #3)
29-June-2012

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Labradoricum: Answers to key questions in Flora of Alberta leading to this species.
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stem weak, matted or ascending; NOT [stem stiff, erect]

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stem mostly glabrous; NOT [stem scabrous]

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leaves in whorls of 4; NOT [leaves in whorls of 6-8]

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leaves often deflexed; NOT [leaves spreading]

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leaves 1-nerved; NOT [leaves 3-nerved]

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leaf midrib usually glabrous; NOT [leaf midrib often scabrous]

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corolla 4-lobed; NOT [corolla 3-lobed]

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ovary glabrous; NOT [ovary pubescent]

 

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Galium: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 
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stems square

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leaves whorled; NOT [leaves opposite]

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inflorescence of open cymes; NOT [inflorescence a head, subtended by bracts]

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corolla rotate; NOT [corolla slender-funnelform]

 

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Rubiaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora  leading to this family. 
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herbs; NOT [shrubs or trees]

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plants green or with some chlorophyll; NOT [plants parasitic or saprophytic, with chlorophyll]

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plants without milky juice; NOT [plants often with milky juice]

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not climbing plants; NOT [climbing plants with tendrils]

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leaves opposite; NOT [leaves basal or alternate]

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leaves with stipules, appearing whorled; NOT [leaves without stipules]

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flowers NOT in heads or spikes; NOT [flowers in long or short spikes], NOT [flowers in heads or in form resembling a head]