Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album.
Description Galium mollugo can reach a height of . The stems are square in cross-section, more or less erect, with ascending branches. Starting from the axils of leaves, it has inflorescences of small, white flowers with a diameter around 1.0 to 1.5 cm, with four petals. Its flowering period extends from May to September in the Northern Hemisphere.Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.Gleason, H. A. & A.J. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (ed. 2) i–910. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx.
Habitat Galium mollugo commonly occurs in hedges, bushes, paths, meadows, and slopes, at elevations up to above sea level.
Distribution Galium mollugo is widely distributed in Europe and North Africa from Denmark to Portugal and Morocco, east to the Altay region of Siberia, and to the Caucasus. It is naturalized in the Russian Far East, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Greenland, Argentina, Uruguay, and much of North America. It has been reported from the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevadas, and the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the Great Lakes region. It is classified as a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania, and much of New England.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America ProgramAltervista Flora Italiana
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Biolib Galium mollugo Flora of Northern Ireland Galium mollugo Plants Database Galium mollugo Plants for a Future Galium mollugo Wilde Planten in Nederland en Belgie, Glad walstro, Galium mollugo