Galium verum

Galium verum (lady's bedstraw or yellow bedstraw) is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread across most of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia from Palestine, Lebanon and Turkey to Japan and Kamchatka. It is naturalized in Tasmania, New Zealand, Canada, and the northern half of the United States. It is considered a noxious weed in some places.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America ProgramAltervista Flora Italiana Galium verum is a low scrambling plant, with the stems growing to 60 - long, frequently rooting where they touch the ground. The leaves are 1 - long and 2 mm broad, shiny dark green, hairy underneath, borne in whorls of 8–12. The flowers are 2 - in diameter, yellow, and produced in dense clusters. This species is sometimes confused with Galium odoratum, a species with traditional culinary uses.Flora of China, v 19 p 139, 蓬子菜 peng zi cai, Galium verum

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