Galium odoratum (L.) Scop.
(Woodruff)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalium odoratum (Woodruff)
GenusGalium (bedstraws)
FamilyRUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Galium odoratum (Woodruff) :
1: Galium odoratum (Woodruff)
18 Mar 2000 OSGR: SU79 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Leaf - close-upImage 2: Young shootsImage 3: Young shoots next to over-wintered rosette
2: Galium odoratum (Woodruff)
21 Jun 1973 OSGR: SD96 54° 10’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Flowering shoot - close-up

Galium odoratum (Woodruff) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Galium odoratum (Woodruff)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Galium odoratum (Woodruff)

A useful plant for ground cover, though can be invasive. Although primarily a plant of chalk woodland, in the garden it also thrives on acid soils - it even grows under Rhododendrons.

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