Leaf type: Elongated, narrow-lanceolate, narrow-elliptical
Leaf margin: Finely serrated, ciliate
Phyllotaxis: Whorled
Colour: Green
Life cycle: Perennial evergreen plant
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
The shoots of Galium odoratum grow up to 30 centimeters long and grow upright, ascending (“semi-erect”) or prostrate.
The narrow, lanceolate leaves are arranged in whorls of six (below) to eight (above) per whorl.
The leaf margins are finely serrated to ciliate (hairy), with or without a pointed tip.
Short runners are formed.
Distribution & habitates
Galium odoratum colonizes forests and bushes and is planted as a culinary herb or ornamental plant in parks and gardens. Its distribution area includes Central Asia, Western Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, and Europe (source).
Botany
This member of the Rubiaceae family, is commonly known as sweet woodruff, woodruff or sweetscented bedstraw.
