Galium virgatum, common name southwestern bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the Rubiaceae.Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1841. Flora of North America 2(1): 20–21 It is native to the south-central part of the United States, primarily in the southern Great Plains from Texas to Missouri, but with scattered populations as far east as South Carolina.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
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External links Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1992, Galium virgatum United States Department of Agriculture plant profile Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Galium virgatum Gardening Europe