Rough Bedstraw - a native (Galium gaudichaudii)

Family: Rubiaceae (Coprosma, bedstraw family).

Native of eastern Australia.

Occurrence: Moderately common, often growing in the shelter of exposed rocks.

Identification:

• it is a very slender spreading plant with leaves in rings of four
• the flowers are small and and inconspicuous
• the small fruit are ball-shaped.

Similar species: The slender habit with leaves in rings of 4, and the ball-shaped fruit distinguish this plant from other members of the coprosma family.

Photo 1,2,3: Small Bedstraw. Castlemaine.

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