HEATH BEDSTRAW 85 



Heath Bedstraw is a plant which is more or less confined to open 

 heaths and moors, or high ground of a rocky, stony character, being 

 a typical moorland plant. It is associated with Grassy Stitchwort, 



HEATH BEDSTKAW (Galium saxatile, L.) 



Tormentil, Harebell, Whortleberry, various Heaths, Ling, Red Rattle, 

 Cow- wheat, and other heath and moor plants. 



Unlike most of the Bedstraws, which are more or less erect, climb- 

 ing up stronger stems in the hedgerow, this species is usually prostrate, 



