Rubiaceae - madder family
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Mount Desert Island is home to 9 species in 3 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Galium (7 species)
      Galium aparine - scratch bedstraw (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])
      Galium asprellum - rough bedstraw (occasional)
      Galium mollugo - whorled bedstraw (common)
      Galium palustre - marsh bedstraw (occasional)
      Galium tinctorium - stiff three-petaled bedstraw (uncommon)
      Galium trifidum - three-petaled bedstraw (occasional)
      Galium verum - yellow bedstraw (occasional)
   Houstonia (1 species)
      Houstonia caerulea - little bluet (common)
   Mitchella (1 species)
      Mitchella repens - partridge-berry (occasional)

Galium (bedstraw)
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Galium aparine (scratch bedstraw) - [information to be added]

Galium asprellum (rough bedstraw) - [information to be added]

Galium mollugo (whorled bedstraw) - [information to be added]
   
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Galium palustre (marsh bedstraw) - [information to be added]

Galium tinctorium (stiff three-petaled bedstraw) - [information to be added]

Galium trifidum (three-petaled bedstraw) - [information to be added]

Galium verum (yellow bedstraw) - [information to be added]
   
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Houstonia (bluet)
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Houstonia caerulea (little bluet) - [information to be added]

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Mitchella (partridge-berry)
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Mitchella repens (partridge-berry) - [information to be added]

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Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper “Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine” by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.