Galium migrans

Family Rubiaceae

Maori Bedstraw

Prostrate to weakly decumbent herb with stems to 30 cm long and well-developed slender rhizomes. Adult plants spread by rhizomes. Longevity indefinite.

Flowers: White to cream, November.

Fruit: Dry fruit 1 mm long, breaks into 2 1-seeded segments, January–March.

Seed: Dispersed locally.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Woodland habitat in shady sites.
• Occasional in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Seedlings noted in burnt area after rain.
• Resprouts after fire.