"Arewacin dusar ƙanƙara bedstraw" tana nufin wani nau'in tsiro mai suna Galium boreale, wanda ɗan gidan Rubiaceae ne. Tsire-tsire ne na shekara-shekara wanda ke tsiro a cikin yankuna masu sanyi da yanayin zafi, gami da arewacin Arewacin Amurka, Turai, da Asiya. Ita wannan shuka tana da ƙanana, farare, masu furanni huɗu masu furanni, da ganyayenta masu kamannin lance waɗanda ke girma daga shida zuwa takwas. Ana kuma san shukar da wasu sunaye na yau da kullun, gami da bedstraw na arewa, gadon gado na Kanada, da licorice daji.