Rubiaceae
White bedstraw
Galium album
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (7)
- Czech
- Svízel bílý
- English
- White bedstraw
- Finnish
- Paimenmatara
- French
- Gaillet blanc
- German
- Weißes Labkraut, Großblütiges Wiesen-Labkraut
- Russian
- Подмаренник прямой
- Swedish
- Stormåra
Synonyms
- Galium mollugo subsp. album (Mill.) Tzvelev
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.F.Gaffard Jeffdelonge at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 17:36, 8 Jun 2005, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yannick Pochon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Irene Bieri, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Maryvone Modenel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Miguel Andrade, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ben No, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Slimguy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mikaela_carter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.