Galium rubioides (European bedstraw) is a species of plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to Europe and Asia. Natural distribution is from Austria and Croatia east to Russia and Turkey, plus the Caucasus, Western Siberia, Kazakhstan, northern China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Xinjiang) and the Amur region of Russia. The species is also reportedly naturalized in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Galium rubioides is an erect herb up to 100 cm tall, with broad leaves up to 20 cm long and 15 cm wide, generally in whorls of 4. Fruits and roots have a reddish tinge. References External links Photo of herbarium specimen, type of Galium rubioides Info Flora, Das Nationale Daten- und Informationszentrum der Schweizer Flora, Galium rubioides Forum Acta Plantarum, Archivo floristico (with many nice photos) Botanische Spaziergaenge, Bilder von Österreichs Flora Plantarium Russia, Описание таксона Galium rubioides Molbiol Подмаренник мареновидный (Galium rubioides, Rubiaceae) rubioides Flora of Xinjiang Flora of Liaoning Flora of Jilin Flora of Henan Flora of Heilongjiang Flora of Hebei Flora of Kazakhstan Flora of Azerbaijan Flora of Armenia Flora of Siberia Flora of Ukraine Flora of Russia Flora of Poland Flora of Belarus Flora of Serbia Flora of Croatia Flora of the Czech Republic Flora of Hungary Flora of Austria Flora of China Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus