False Baby'S Breath
Galium mollugo L.
Galium mollugo, known as false baby's breath, is a perennial herb in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to regions including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, British Columbia, and various European and North American territories. The plant is also referred to as hedge bedstraw and is closely related to Galium album.
Description
Galium mollugo is a member of the Rubiaceae family and is found in a wide range of locations, including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the Azores, and parts of Germany. Commonly called false baby's breath or hedge bedstraw, it is a perennial herb that shares its common name with the related species Galium album.
Other common names
False Baby'S BreathFalse Baby'S-BreathGreat Hedge BedstrawHedge BedstrawHedge-BedstrawSmooth BedstrawWhite BedstrawWild Madder
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · British Columbia · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Faial Island · Graciosa Island · Pico Island · Santa Maria Island · SE · French Southern and Antarctic Lands Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF) · NO · Flanders · Azores · Germany · Ireland · Vermont-US · DK · GL · JP · IS · CA · conterminous 48 United States · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region
Synonyms
Rubia mollugoGalium mollugo var. scabrumGalium mollugo var. elatumGalium flaccidumGalium gerardii var. falcatumGalium gerardii var. genuinumGalium gerardii var. tenuissimumGalium gerardii var. viridulumGalium mollugo var. elatumGalium mollugo subsp. gerardiiGalium vulgare
