Rubiaceae
Scotch mist
Galium sylvaticum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (9)
- arz
- الجاليوم سيلفاتيكوم
- Czech
- Svízel lesní
- Dutch
- Boswalstro
- English
- Scotch mist, Wood bedstraw
- French
- Gaillet des bois
- German
- Wald-Labkraut, Waldlabkraut, Gewöhnliches Wald-Labkraut
- hsb
- Lěsny sydrik
- Polish
- Przytulia leśna
- Swedish
- Skogsmåra
Synonyms
- Galium capillipes Rchb.
- Galium inflatum Gilib.
- Galium intermedium Eichw.
- Galium linifolium Rochel
- Galium nitidum Willd.
- Galium polymorphum Knaf
- Galium sylvaticum var. brevifolium St.-Lag.
- Galium sylvaticum var. juranum Gren.
- Galium sylvaticum var. laevigatum Wallr.
- Galium sylvaticum var. longifolium St.-Lag.
- Galium sylvaticum var. lugdunense Gren.
- Galium sylvaticum var. pubescens Tinant
- Galium sylvaticum var. rubens Wallr.
- Galium sylvaticum var. salicifolium Glaab
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kenraiz , Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ballapete, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.