Sherardia arvensis

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Blue Field Madder

GNRUnranked Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Blue Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis). Photo by Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0
Blue Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis). Photo by Joel Kreider, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Joel Kreider, CC BY-NC 4.0
Blue Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis). Photo by greenie33, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
greenie33, CC BY-NC 4.0
Blue Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis). Photo by stuuart, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
stuuart, CC BY-NC 4.0
Blue Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis). Photo by Jens Mutke, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Jens Mutke, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136423
Element CodePDRUB1P010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRubiales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusSherardia
Synonyms
Galium sherardiaE.H.L. Krause
Other Common Names
blue fieldmadder (EN) Cultivated Field Madder (EN) Field Madder (EN) Shérardie des champs (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OhioSNANo
KentuckySNANo
WashingtonSNANo
New YorkSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
TexasSNANo
IowaSNANo
MichiganSNANo
MaineSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
MarylandSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
New JerseySNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
KansasSNANo
DelawareSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
VermontSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
FloridaSNANo
OregonSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
MississippiSNANo
MissouriSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSNANo
QuebecSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
OntarioSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (26)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
California (8)
AreaForestAcres
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Tennessee (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Online. Available: www.herbarium.unc.edu/FloraArchives/WeakleyFlora_2015-05-29.pdf (Accessed 2015).