Lucas Land
Forest or Licorice
Bedstraw
Galium circaezans
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers small, greenish white, with 4 petals. Flowers sparse, in small clusters near the top of the plant. Fruit with hooked spines. Stem erect, square, without hooked spines. Leaves in whorls of 4, broad and large with 3 main nerves. Crushed leaves with licorice odor. Plant 12 to 24 inches in height.
Distribution: Throughout eastern North America.
Habitat: White Wild Licorice is most commonly found in dry woods.