sweet woodruff

plant
Also known as: Asperula odorata, Galium odoratum, waldmeister

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description and uses

  • Bedstraw (Galium).
    In bedstraw

    Sweet woodruff, or sweet scented bedstraw (G. odoratum, formerly Asperula odorata), has an odour similar to that of freshly mown hay; its dried shoots are used in perfumes and sachets and for flavouring beverages. Lady’s bedstraw, or yellow bedstraw (G. verum), is used in Europe…

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