iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
Near Hamilton County
Range
Where it is recorded
Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (22)
Recorded, too few records for a result (59)
Recorded, season not shown (5)
Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
catchweed bedstraw by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County
98 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County
No qualifying records yet
Belmont County
No qualifying records yet
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
50 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Erie County
20 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Fayette County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
64 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton County
No qualifying records yet
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Greene County
22 · Season shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
130 · Season shown
Hancock County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
No qualifying records yet
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
No qualifying records yet
Jackson County
No qualifying records yet
Jefferson County
No qualifying records yet
Knox County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Meigs County
No qualifying records yet
Mercer County
No qualifying records yet
Miami County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morgan County
No qualifying records yet
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
No qualifying records yet
Ottawa County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Paulding County
No qualifying records yet
Perry County
No qualifying records yet
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
No qualifying records yet
Portage County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
No qualifying records yet
Richland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
No qualifying records yet
Stark County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Summit County
39 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
No qualifying records yet
Van Wert County
No qualifying records yet
Vinton County
No qualifying records yet
Warren County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Washington County
No qualifying records yet
Wayne County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Williams County
No qualifying records yet
Wood County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County
No qualifying records yet
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Hamilton County
Mid-March to late May, middle week Apr 26 – May 2
Middle week · Apr 26 – May 2
This week · Nov 8–14
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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all
Records per week from 130 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 94 dates. Latest record: June 2025.
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Records of catchweed bedstraw in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of catchweed bedstraw
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
392
Jan 11–17
2
1
344
Jan 18–24
0
0
312
Jan 25–31
0
0
206
Feb 1–7
0
0
357
Feb 8–14
0
0
383
Feb 15–21
1
1
366
Feb 22–28
0
0
391
Mar 1–7
1
1
551
Mar 8–14
0
0
523
Mar 15–21
3
2
750
Mar 22–28
4
3
1,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4
8
4
1,535
Apr 5–11
8
6
1,960
Apr 12–18
16
7
2,492
Apr 19–25
20
7
2,403
Apr 26 – May 2
25
7
3,783
May 3–9
22
5
3,307
May 10–16
5
4
2,059
May 17–23
8
5
2,153
May 24–30
2
1
2,390
May 31 – Jun 6
1
1
2,648
Jun 7–13
3
2
2,715
Jun 14–20
0
0
2,695
Jun 21–27
1
1
2,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
3,220
Jul 5–11
0
0
2,980
Jul 12–18
0
0
3,031
Jul 19–25
0
0
2,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
2,795
Aug 2–8
0
0
2,884
Aug 9–15
0
0
2,696
Aug 16–22
0
0
2,535
Aug 23–29
0
0
2,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
2,606
Sep 6–12
0
0
2,980
Sep 13–19
0
0
2,959
Sep 20–26
0
0
2,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3
0
0
2,122
Oct 4–10
0
0
1,828
Oct 11–17
0
0
1,793
Oct 18–24
0
0
1,338
Oct 25–31
0
0
1,023
Nov 1–7
0
0
676
Nov 8–14
0
0
593
Nov 15–21
0
0
384
Nov 22–28
0
0
496
Nov 29 – Dec 5
0
0
356
Dec 6–12
0
0
478
Dec 13–19
0
0
285
Dec 20–26
0
0
322
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
388
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower mid-April to early May, middle week Apr 26 – May 2.
From 23 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
Only 9 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Mid-March to early June, middle week May 3–9
Middle week · May 3–9
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 977 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 473 dates. Latest record: November 2025.
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Records of catchweed bedstraw in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of catchweed bedstraw
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
6,211
Jan 11–17
3
2
5,146
Jan 18–24
0
0
4,645
Jan 25–31
1
1
4,698
Feb 1–7
0
0
6,023
Feb 8–14
0
0
5,888
Feb 15–21
4
1
5,436
Feb 22–28
1
1
6,846
Mar 1–7
6
3
8,321
Mar 8–14
3
3
10,384
Mar 15–21
11
5
12,620
Mar 22–28
20
5
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
43
6
19,661
Apr 5–11
55
8
26,860
Apr 12–18
76
9
39,925
Apr 19–25
93
8
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
144
10
56,391
May 3–9
149
10
52,952
May 10–16
77
10
53,785
May 17–23
99
10
57,698
May 24–30
58
9
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
45
9
53,099
Jun 7–13
31
8
53,700
Jun 14–20
16
7
56,625
Jun 21–27
5
3
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
9
4
58,477
Jul 5–11
1
1
61,336
Jul 12–18
0
0
64,722
Jul 19–25
0
0
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
59,416
Aug 2–8
1
1
59,712
Aug 9–15
0
0
55,994
Aug 16–22
1
1
54,328
Aug 23–29
0
0
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
57,167
Sep 6–12
1
1
59,075
Sep 13–19
0
0
54,543
Sep 20–26
1
1
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
1
1
43,180
Oct 4–10
3
2
37,841
Oct 11–17
2
1
30,824
Oct 18–24
1
1
21,156
Oct 25–31
2
2
19,021
Nov 1–7
2
2
14,172
Nov 8–14
1
1
12,621
Nov 15–21
1
1
7,965
Nov 22–28
2
2
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
1
1
6,083
Dec 6–12
2
2
6,004
Dec 13–19
2
2
5,423
Dec 20–26
0
0
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
3
1
8,459
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower mid-April to early June, middle week May 10–16.
From 149 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
Usually reported in fruit early May to late June, middle week May 31 – Jun 6.
From 82 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
fragrant bedstrawGalium triflorumOften confused in Ohio: 31 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
shining bedstrawGalium concinnumOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Hedge BedstrawGalium mollugo311 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Sweet WoodruffGalium odoratum105 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
47%49%
Forest
44%31%
Farmland
6%11%
Wetland
3%5%
Grassland and shrub
0.2%0.9%
Open water
0.2%3%
From 604 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
