Bedstraw

**Bedstraw**
//Galium pemilum//
 * [[image:close_upBedstraw.jpg height="250"]] || [[image:MiddleBedStraw.jpg height="250"]] || [[image:Far_AwayBedStraw.jpg height="250"]] ||
 * **CLOSE UP** || **MIDDLE** || **FAR AWAY** ||


 * General Information**
 * Location:** Perimeter Trail
 * Leaf:** 4 - 8 Whorls Small and thin Green
 * Flower:** Small white clustered near the stem
 * Stem:** Rough green straight About 2 feet


 * Habitat:** Forest and Rocky ledges


 * Ranges:** Almost all of America


 * Value and Importance**
 * Ecological Connection:** The main food for the Tiger Moth caterpillar.


 * Human Connection:** The leaves and flowers are used medicinally for lymph swellings, jaundice, and wounds.


 * Fact:** It's called bedstraw because people used to stuff their beds with it to keep bugs away.