Plants : RubiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Galium saxatile L.

Heath Bedstraw

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Galium saxatile

Description: This small bedstraw is very common in acid situations on heaths and can be found in both lowland and upland situations. Each tiny leaf has a marginal row of forward-projecting teeth. (Contrast the similar-looking Galium sterneri).

All names: Galium saxatile L.; Galium harcynicum Weigel

Distribution Map from NBN: Galium saxatile at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Galium saxatile at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Galium saxatile. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4310. Accessed on 2026-11-02.