Galium latifolium, the purple bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the family Rubiaceae.Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 79. It is native to eastern North America, primarily the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Alabama. There are also a few lowland populations in eastern Maryland and eastern South Carolina.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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External links State of Pennsylvania, Natural Heritage Program, plant species of concern United States Department of Agriculture plants profile