Lady's bedstraw

Latin Name: 
Galium verum

Category:
Turf Weeds

Lifecycle:
Perennial

Preferred Habitat:
Acidic soils

Growth:
Mat forming with hairless, smooth stems and flowering shoots held upright.

Flowers: 
White flowers from June to August.

Leaves:
Elliptical leaves in whorls of 6 - 8 which are broadest at their mid-point.