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Galium verum
Galium verum
- Botanic Family
- Rubiaceae
- Author
- Linnaeus
- Propagation
- S.
Common Names
Geographical Habitats
- Albania
- Algeria
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Western Himalayas
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Hokkaido
- Honshu
- Kyushu - Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Korea
- Kyrgyzstan
- Macedonia
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Natural Habitats
- Montane grassland. Has been used to curdle milk and colour cheese. The flowering tops have been made into a refreshing drink
Flowering Times
- Jun Summer-Autumn
- Jul-Oct (Japan)
Fruiting Times
Pubescent perennial scrambling or erect herb with spine-tipped leaves to 30mm x 3mm. Terminal and axillary panicles of greenish-white, white to pale yellow flowers 2.5mm across, glabrous fruit to 2mm
Further References
- Menninger 1970
- Bailey 1976
- Huxley 1992
- The Plant List 2
- Kew
- FOJ
- Gleason & Moldenke