I don't see any leaves which resemble Bedstraw and I don't see any leaves which I would call fern-like. There is a Bedstraw which is listed in several of my books which has acute white petals. It is Stiff Marsh Bedstraw (Galium obtusum. This is a plant which grows in very wet soil, possibly even shallow water. It has a whorl of four blunt leaves at each node and the fruit is smooth. It has a fairly wide natural range which appears to include the area where you live.

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