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Galium odoratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Genus:
Galium
Species:
G. odoratum
Binomial name
Galium odoratum
(L.) Scop.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Asperula odorata L.
Galium matrisylva F.H.Wigg.
Asperula odora Salisb.
Chlorostemma odoratum (L.) Fourr.
Asperula matrisylva Gilib.
Asperula zangezurensis Huseynov.
Asterophyllum asperula Schimp. & Spenn. in F.C.L.Spenner
Asterophyllum sylvaticum Schimp. & Spenn. in F.C.L.Spenner
Asperula eugeniae K.Richt.
Galium odoratum var. eugeniae (K.Richt.) Ehrend. in E.Janchen
Galium odoratum, the sweet woodruff[1] or sweetscented bedstraw,[3] is a flowering perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to much of Europe from Spain and Ireland to Russia, as well as Western Siberia, Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus,[2] China and Japan.[4] It is also sparingly naturalised in scattered locations in the United States and Canada.[5] It is widely cultivated for its flowers and its sweet-smelling foliage.[6][7][8]
A herbaceous plant, it grows to 30–50 cm (12–20 in) long, often lying flat on the ground or supported by other plants.
It owes its sweet smell to the odoriferous agent coumarin, and is sometimes used as a flavouring agent due to its chemical content.
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^ ab"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org.
^"Gallium odoratum". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^"Galium odoratum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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