Scientific name: | Galium album Mill. | |
Synonym name: | G. erectum Huds., G. mollugo auct., G. mollugo ssp. erectum Syme, G. mollugo var. angustifolium Leeds, G. mollugo var. erectum auct. | |
Swedish name: | Stormåra | |
German name: | Weißes Labkraut | |
Nederlandse naam: | Glad walstro | |
English name: | Hedge Bedstraw, white bedstraw | |
Family: | Rubiaceae, Bedstraw family, Måreväxter |
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Life form: | Perennial | |
Stems: | Height 30-100cm; square, erect to procumbent, glabrous or hairy | |
Leaves: | spear-shaped leaves in whorls | |
Flowers: | Flowers 4 white petals; inflorescences very large, branching, bushy | |
Flowering Period: | June-August | |
Fruits: | Double achenes, crescent-shaped | |
Habitat: | In all sorts of cultural impact chips, which slopes, meadows and roadsides | |
Distribution: | From Skåne to Lapland |
Derivation of the botanical name: Galium from Greek word gala, "milk," and alluding to the fact that certain species were used to curdle milk. album, white, and refers to the flower color.
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