Bedstraw
Galium spp.
- Food part reported in sources
- fruit, leaves, flowers
- B.C. seasonal planning window
- Not yet verified — no B.C. harvest months assigned
- Habitat
- Disturbed ground.
An occurrence record or historical food-use report is not permission to harvest or proof of safe preparation.
Photo: Kieran Roy Powell · CC BY 4.0
Reference illustration. A photograph alone cannot confirm identification or edibility.
The source includes cautions about identification, preparation or quantity; review them before any food use. Species group: identify an edible member; this entry does not mean every species in the genus is edible.
Habitat in British Columbia
Disturbed ground.
Ecosystem records
Boreal Altai Fescue Alpine (BAFA); Bunchgrass (BG); Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS); Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF); Coastal Mountain-heather Alpine (CMA); Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH); Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir (ESSF); Interior Cedar–Hemlock (ICH); Interior Douglas-fir (IDF); Interior Mountain-heather Alpine (IMA); Mountain Hemlock (MH); Montane Spruce (MS); Ponderosa Pine (PP); Sub-Boreal Pine–Spruce (SBPS); Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS); Spruce–Willow–Birch (SWB)
UBC recorded ecosystems for the named taxa. Ecosystem records describe broad associations, not known patches or harvesting permission.
Timing and food-use notes
Not yet verified — no B.C. harvest months assigned. Weather, elevation and local conditions can change timing.
Verify the exact species, intended part and preparation with a qualified regional identifier. Months describe planning windows only.
References
Repeated source URLs are combined above. A source may support more than one fact; it is not counted as independent verification twice.