Galium sherardia

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Species Distribution Map
Family:RUBIACEAE
Species:Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause
Common Name:Field Madder
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SHAR2
Plant Notes:Field Madder is an introduced herbaceous annual in the Madder family (Rubiaceae). It is native to Europe, north Africa, and Asia. In Alabama it can be found statewide. Field Madder occurs in lawns, on roadsides, and in fields. It is an annual with a fibrous root system. The stems are branched at the base, decumbent, and green in color. The stems are 4-angled and pubescent. Leaves are sessile and occur in whorls of 5-6. The leaves are lanceolate to oblanceolate in outline with an acute tip. Flowers are produced in axillary fascicles. The fascicles have 2-3 flowers subtended by an involucre composed of a ring of six bracts. The corolla is salverform, 4-lobed, and pink or purple in color. The fruit is a nutlet. The roots of Field Madder can be used to produce a red dye. This species until recently was placed in the monotypic genus Sherardia. It was separated from Gallium based on flower color, flower shape, and by having a bracteate inflorescence.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyRUBIACEAE - Madder/Coffee family
Genus Galium
Species Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause - Field Madder

Citation

Citation Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause, Deutschl. Fl. ed. 2, 12: 187. 1904.
Basionym: Sherardia arvensis L. 1753.
Type: Without data, Herb. Clifford 33 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Natali, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 88. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Hexodontocarpus arvensis Hexodontocarpus arvensis (Linnaeus) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrenees 467. 1867.Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus 1753. 
Sherardia arvensis Sherardia arvensis L., Sp. Pl. 102. 1753. Without data, Herb. Clifford 33 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Natali, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 88. 1993.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1959 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0018522 Lowndes 06 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
82007		 UWAL
Galium sherardia Krause
UNA00055697 Lamar 28 Apr 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2015		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
JSU132131 Calhoun 8 May 1970 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000023461 Marshall 11 Jun 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2586		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
SAMF0006079 Pickens 19 Apr 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6162		 SAMF
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0033879 Fayette 30 Mar 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9407		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
AUA_ACC_51231 Crenshaw 5 May 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6876		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UWAL0031210 Pickens 26 Mar 2015 Keener, Brian R.
8693		 UWAL
Galium sherardia Krause
UWAL0056643 Pickens 28 Mar 2019 England, Kevin J.
10037		 UWAL
Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause
AUA_ACC_51620 Crenshaw 21 Apr 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7342		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UNA00043916 Chilton 29 Apr 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
8940		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
UNA00058565 St. Clair 01 Apr 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2763		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
AUA_ACC_34471 Montgomery 9 May 1970 Murchison, Grover R.
 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132146 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17804		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0047355 Elmore 07 Mar 2020 Soehren, Eric C.
653		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
AUA000040039 Cullman 22 Apr 1939 Morgan, M.
 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132137 Cleburne 13 Apr 1996 Rogers, C.P.
037		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000037696 Conecuh 20 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23922		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_45824 Jefferson 15 May 1971 James, Audrey
152		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UNA00058340 Covington 06 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13016		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
UWAL0013866 Conecuh 20 Apr 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
23922		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000038536 Bullock 22 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
377		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
USAM000014068 Mobile 26 Apr 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3073		 USAM
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0003954 St. Clair 01 Apr 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2763		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132132 Calhoun 30 Mar 1978 Morris, Rene
s.n.		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132141 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
652		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043923 Hale 28 Apr 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2006		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
JSU132129 Calhoun 22 Mar 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
575		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132149 Madison 6 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1258		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000023462 Morgan 26 Apr 1989 Walden, Tammy
s.n.		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0014986 Bullock 22 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
377		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043931 Sumter 11 Apr 1959 Harper, Roland M.
4414		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
UWAL0018156 Colbert 20 May 1993 Kral, Robert
82336		 UWAL
Galium sherardia Krause
JSU132153 St. Clair 5 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13063		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043917 Tuscaloosa 27 May 1977 Connell, Terry D.
73		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
TROY000030823 Lee 06 May 1961 B., P.G.
s.n.		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0034763 Calhoun 02 Apr 1995 Kral, Robert
84397		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000034901 Perry 30 Apr 2006 Kral, Robert
97236		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_9670 Lee 6 May 1961 Beasley, P.G.
 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UWAL0037644 Limestone 03 Apr 2018 England, J. Kevin
8922		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043924 Greene 13 May 1967 Naugle, Helen E.
G 296		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
SAMF0006505 Fayette 06 May 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6252		 SAMF
Galium arvensis (Linnaeus) E. H. L. Krause
UNA00055459 Lamar 17 Mar 2002 Haynes, Robert R.
10228		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
TROY000023464 Randolph 23 Apr 1988 Nixon, Christopher F.
3732		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UNA00061299 Lawrence 26 Mar 2000 England, J. Kevin
131		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
USAM000014069 Mobile 30 May 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4698		 USAM
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
JSU132150 Marshall 22 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1355		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0039048 Cullman 22 Mar 2019 England, J. Kevin
9977		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000023297 Washington 05 May 2002 Kral, Robert
92550		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_29236 Tallapoosa 6 Apr 1976 Rutland, David W.
2028		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132152 St. Clair 29 Jun 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7281		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000008790 Pike 19 Mar 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
13796		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
SAMF0004279 Hale 09 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
226		 SAMF
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0053366 Lee 10 Mar 2015 Hansen, C.J.
5896		 UWAL
Galium sherardia Krause
AUA_ACC_58494 Blount 27 Apr 1997 Mills, D.
043		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UNA00045705 Houston 15 Apr 1995 MacDonald, John R.
8395		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
AUA_ACC_12368 Tallapoosa 11 Apr 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2166		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132139 Jackson 19 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1704		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132142 Jefferson 23 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1528		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043921 Sumter 14 Apr 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
1972		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
JSU132130 Calhoun 18 Feb 1993 Hruska, Susan E.
1		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0038987 Etowah 22 Mar 2019 England, J. Kevin
10001		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000008788 Macon 26 Mar 2001 Threlkeld, Steven J.
1362		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0003957 Sumter 29 Mar 1993 Beane, Lynn
s.n.		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132128 Calhoun 28 Feb 1993 Weninegar. Loretta L.
16		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
SAMF0006425 Jefferson 23 Mar 2016 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6095		 SAMF
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
JSU132147 Limestone 29 Jun 1996 Ballard, J. Mark
5932		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000023299 Henry 01 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19137		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
JSU132156 Sumter 7 Apr 1973 Windsor, Susan
s.n.		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000022728 Marengo 06 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1576		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_73098 Limestone 25 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5410		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132148 Madison 11 May 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8341		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
AUA_ACC_45825 Russell 3 Apr 1971 Donavan, Lois A.
052		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132126 Bibb 1 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1634		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000008787 Dale 04 Apr 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
485		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
JSU132143 Jefferson 17 May 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1462		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043922 Greene 14 Apr 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
1964		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
JSU132145 Limestone 1 Apr 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00344		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000023463 Pickens 06 Apr 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11153		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0032299 Jackson 08 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6089		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000023298 Covington 16 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18788		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_10150 Lee 29 Mar 1962 Landers, K.E.
 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132133 Calhoun 3 Apr 1968 Stuart, Martha
s.n.		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0018146 Limestone 25 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5410		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L Krause
JSU132154 Shelby 4 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16307		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0003955 Marengo 17 May 1993 Harris, J.W.
s.n.		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043920 Marengo 15 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2092		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
UWAL0031512 Morgan 12 Mar 2016 England, J. Kevin
5916		 UWAL
Galium sherardia EHL Krause
TROY000008789 Montgomery 28 Mar 2004 Kral, Robert
94731		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_71116 Dallas 16 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-142		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UWAL0003956 Montgomery 28 Mar 2004 Kral, Robert
94731		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00060607 Pike 19 Mar 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
13796		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
JSU132144 Jefferson 30 Jun 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
704		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000043671 Limestone 25 Apr 2015 England, J. Kevin
5410		 TROY
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132136 Cleburne 25 Mar 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
561		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
SAMF0004277 Jefferson 12 Mar 2009 Burns, Kelly L.
5		 SAMF
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
JSU132157 Talladega 8 Apr 1979 Knight, Gary R.
031		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0003953 Marengo 06 Feb 2009 England, J. Kevin
1576		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000026122 Montgomery 08 Feb 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20490		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0039724 Elmore 20 Mar 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28104		 UWAL
Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause
ALNHS00000512 Dallas 16 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-142		 ALNHS
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132140 Jackson 1 Jun 1993 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000008786 Crenshaw 22 Apr 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12387		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
SAMF0004278 Jefferson 19 Mar 2007 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3632		 SAMF
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
JSU132155 Sumter 19 May 1989 Anderson, Loran C.
11981		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
AUA_ACC_51271 Covington 5 May 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
6885		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UNA00043926 Tuscaloosa 16 Feb 1975 Frye, Susan Ulmer
41		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
TROY000046255 Elmore 20 Mar 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28104		 TROY
Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause
AUA_ACC_29567 Tallapoosa 1 Apr 1976 Rutland, David W.
1963		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
UNA00053800 Blount 13 May 1997 Keener, Brian R.
147		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
ALNHS00002888 Colbert 22 Apr 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-281		 ALNHS
Galium sherardia Krause
AUA_ACC_14075 Calhoun 10 Apr 1968 O'Neal, Judy
 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132134 Chilton 27 Apr 1979 Whetstone, R. David
9674		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
SAMF0004276 Marshall 14 Apr 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4203		 SAMF
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
JSU132127 Calhoun 17 Mar 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
060		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0034845 Madison 19 May 1995 Kral, Robert
84674		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
ALNHS00000524 Dallas 16 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-142		 ALNHS
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
JSU132135 Cleburne 25 Mar 1973 Windsor, Susan
s.n.		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
TROY000008784 Butler 22 Apr 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17436		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_50137 Montgomery 15 Mar 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5716		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132138 Etowah 16 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1175		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
AUA_ACC_52398 Pike 9 Apr 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9051		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU142185 Dallas 16 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-142		 JSU
Sherardia arvensis Linneaus
TROY000044725 Autauga 24 Jan 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
323		 TROY
Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause
UWAL0046778 Autauga 24 Jan 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
323		 UWAL
Galium sherardia (L.) E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043919 Marengo 11 Apr 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
1922		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
AUA_ACC_15347 Lee 16 Apr 1966 Searcy, James W.
 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
TROY000008785 Covington 06 Apr 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13016		 TROY
Sherardia arvensis Linnaeus
UWAL0038975 Etowah 22 Mar 2019 England, J. Kevin
10013		 UWAL
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
UNA00043925 Hale 09 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
226		 UNA
Sherardia arvensis L.
AUA_ACC_25759 Sumter 20 Apr 1965 Kral, Robert
23801		 AUA
Galium Sherardia Krause
JSU132151 Marshall 3 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1268		 JSU
Galium sherardia E.H.L. Krause
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