Plants : RubiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Galium odoratum (L.) Scop.

Woodruff

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Galium odoratum

Description: Woodruff is a rather short, early-flowering, sweetly-scented, white-flowered bedstraw found in shaded situations. It is widely distributed across Nortrhern Ireland.

All names: Galium odoratum (L.) Scop.; Asperula odorata L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Galium odoratum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Galium odoratum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Galium odoratum. (L.) Scop.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4306. Accessed on 2026-11-02.