Family: Rubiaceae Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum Flowering time: July-August. Perennial. Native Found in base-rich marshes and fens but declining in some areas due to habitat loss A slender scrambling or ascending plant, the rough, 4-angled stems with backward-pointing prickles. Leaves 6-8 in each whorl, mucrnate with backward-pointing prickles on edges. The small white flowers have 4 petals and are in narrow panicles. Similar: Marsh Bedstraw, Galium palustre

Fen Bedstraw, Galium uliginosum
Photographs: Hartland Moor, Dorset. JUly 2020