Tangled Bedstraw
Galium australe
COMMON NAME : Tangled Bedstraw
BOTANICAL NAME : Galium australe
FAMILY : Rubiaceae
PLANT GROUP : Herbs
SIZE : Prostrate
EVC : Coastal Dune Scrub, Coast Banksia Woodland
LOCAL NOTES:
Found in shady sections of Manuka South Tracks and the Horse Track, Coast Banksia Woodland and Roy Henderson Trail.
Spreading herb with quadrangular, tangled hairy stems 20-60 cm long.
Has tiny white, pink tipped flowers September to February.
Contributor : HB
LEARN MORE:
Species profile for this plant at ALA
Atlas of Living Australia.
Species profile for this plant at VicFlora
Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
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