Galium mollugo L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Hedge Bedstraw
🇫🇷 Gaillet commun, Gaillet Mollugine, Caille-lait blanc

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Galium
Species: Galium mollugo

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with G. album Mill., 1768, which has larger flowers (⌀ > 3 mm) and narrower leaves (≤ 4 mm), while G. mollugo has smaller flowers (⌀ ≤ 3 mm) and wider leaves (> 4 mm).

Hybridizes with:

G. glaucum L., 1753 to produce G. × fictum E.G.Camus, 1903, P;
G. verum L., 1753 to produce G. × mutabile Besser, 1821, P.

Photographs

img/galium-mollugo.webp — *Galium mollugo*

img/galium-mollugo-2.webp — *Galium mollugo* - Leaves and flower buds

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 1025). Biotope.