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Galium sterneri Ehrend.

limestone bedstraw (Rubiaceae)

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Galium sterneri has typical white bedstraw flowers; it grows over limestone, mostly in upland areas.

Grassington (VC64: Mid-West Yorkshire); 2016-07-05

 limestone bedstraw / Galium sterneri: _Galium sterneri_ has typical white bedstraw flowers; it grows over limestone, mostly in upland areas.

The leaves of Galium sterneri have backward-pointing prickles on their margins.

Grassington (VC64: Mid-West Yorkshire); 2016-07-05

 limestone bedstraw / Galium sterneri: The leaves of _Galium sterneri_ have backward-pointing prickles on their margins.

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