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Galium concinnum, the shining bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the Midwestern United States and central Canada, especially the Great Lakes Region and the Valleys of the Ohio, lower Missouri, and upper Mississippi Rivers. The range extends from eastern Oklahoma to eastern Nebraska, north to Ontario and east to Virginia and New York. It is reportedly naturalized in Utah and considered a noxious weed in Pennsylvania.

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1. (c) Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Curtis
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galium_concinnum

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