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Lady's Bedstraw

Galium verum

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Description:

Galium verum is a low scrambling plant, with the stems growing to 60–120 centimetres (24–47 in) long, frequently rooting where they touch the ground. The leaves are 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) long and 2 millimetres (0.079 in) broad, shiny dark green, hairy underneath, borne in whorls of 8–12. The flowers are 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in diameter, yellow, and produced in dense clusters. This species is sometimes confused with Galium odoratum, a species with traditional culinary uses.[

Notes:

Greek name: Γάλιο το γνήσιο
"Το Γάλιον του Διοσκορίδη όπερ 'ωνόμασται από του γάλα πηγνύειν αντί πυτίας αυτό'" (Π.Γ. Γεννάδιος)

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