Rubiaceae
False baby's breath
Galium mollugo
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (31)
- Arabic
- جويسئة بيضاء
- arz
- جاليوم مولوجو
- Asturian
- Presoria
- Belarusian
- Маруна мяккая, Граднік, Маслянка, Урочнік белы
- Bulgarian
- Меко еньовче
- Catalan
- Cua de rabosa, Espunyidella blanca, Espunyidera, Espunyidera blanca, Herba mosquera
- csb
- Zwëczajnô marzónka
- Czech
- Svízel povázka
- Danish
- Hvid Snerre
- Dutch
- Glad walstro
- English
- False baby's breath, White bedstraw, Hedge bedstraw, Hedge-bedstraw
- Estonian
- Pehme madar
- Finnish
- Saksanmatara, Etelänpaimenmatara
- French
- Caille-lait blanc, Gaillet mollugine
- German
- Wiesen-Labkraut, Gemeines Labkraut, Grasstern, Klein-Wiesen-Labkraut, Kleinblütiges Wiesen-Labkraut, Weisses Waldstroh, Weißes Waldstroh, Wiesenlabkraut
- hsb
- Łučny sydrik
- Icelandic
- Ljósamaðra
- Irish
- Rú fáil
- Italian
- Caglio tirolese
- Lithuanian
- Paprastasis lipikas
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Stormaure
- Occitan
- Erbo dóu mèu
- Polish
- Przytulia pospolita, Przytulia zwyczajna
- Russian
- Подмаренник мягкий
- Scottish Gaelic
- Màdar Fàil
- Slovak
- Lipkavec mäkký
- Slovenian
- Navadna lakota
- Spanish
- Cerrillo, Galio, Galio blanco, Presera castellana
- Swedish
- Buskmåra
- Ukrainian
- Підмаренник Бессерів, Підмаринник Бессерів
- Welsh
- Briwydd y clawdd, Briwydden syth
Synonyms
- Galium flaccidum Salisb.
- Galium gerardii var. falcatum Lange
- Galium gerardii var. genuinum Rouy
- Galium gerardii var. tenuissimum Lange
- Galium gerardii var. viridulum (Jord.) Rouy
- Galium mollugo subsp. gerardii (Vill.) Rouy
- Galium mollugo var. elatum Tinant
- Galium mollugo var. elatum (Thuill.) DC.
- Galium mollugo var. scabrum Tinant
- Galium vulgare Gray
- Rubia mollugo (L.) Baill.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 1,182 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: runcator, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Екатерина Гущина, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Екатерина Гущина, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Micki Colbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Natalya Ivanova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Camille Boucher, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.