Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw[1] or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album. Galium mollugo can reach a height of 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in).

First published in Sp. Pl.: 107 (1753) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Europe to Siberia, Libya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Morocco.

Galium mollugo × Galium verum → This very rare bedstraw hybrid is known from MA. It most closely resembles Galium verum but can be recognized by its quandrangular stems (at least below; . rather than terete with 4 raised lines), linear to narrow- lanceolate leaf blades with .

This name is reported by Rubiaceae as an accepted name in the genus Galium (family Rubiaceae). The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2024-06-04) which reports it as an accepted name (record 86839)

Galium mollugo is an herbaceous prennial plant that grows to be 1-3 ft (0.3-0.9 m) tall. The simple to branched stems are square and swollen at leaf nodes. G. mollugo tends to sprawl if unsupported. It is native to Africa, temperate Asia and Europe. The …

Fiche de Galium mollugo L., 1753. Inventaire national du patrimoine naturel (INPN). Présentation de Galium mollugo (Gaillet commun) : description, classification, répartition, observations, statuts de protection, listes rouges, habitats...

Galium mollugo is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to September, and the seeds ripen from August to September.

Galium mollugo L. (smooth bedstraw) is a long-lived perennial broadleaved plant that reproduces both vegetatively and by seed. Galium mollugo can be a strong competitor in long-lived forage crops s...

Artbeschreibung (nach Lauber & al. 2018): 30 - 150 cm, niederliegend bis aufrecht, verzweigt, kahl oder zerstreut behaart. Staengel 4 kantig. Blaetter zu 6 - 9 im Quirl, laenglich-lanzettlich, stachelspitzig, rau, mit vorwaerts gerichteten Zaehnchen.

Sprawling perennial, glabrous or nearly so, with stout rootstock; stems ± 4-angled, lax, to 30 cm long, longer amongst tall vegetation; branches few, occasionally with patent hairs.