Galium verum

Lady’s bedstraw

Lady’s bedstraw is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It is a low scrambling plant, with the stems growing to 60–120 centimetres long, frequently rooting where they touch the ground.

The leaves are 1–3 cm long and 2 millimetres broad, shiny dark green, hairy underneath, borne in whorls of 8–12.

The flowers are 2–3 mm in diameter, yellow, and produced in dense clusters.