Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Galium verum
| Family : | RUBIACEAE (Madder Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Lady's Bedstraw |
| Common Name (DE) : | Echtes Labkraut |
| Common Name (FR) : | Gaillet vrai |
| Habitat : | very common species of dry banks and sand dunes. |
| Remarks : | "The common English name of this plant, 'Our Lady's Bedstraw,' is derived from its use in former days, even by ladies of rank, for stuffing beds...The plant has the property of curdling milk...The people in Cheshire especially about Nantwich, where the best cheese is made, do use it in their rennet, esteeming greatly of that cheese above other made without it.' The rich colour of this cheese was probably originally derived from this plant, though it is now obtained from annatto. " from Botanical.com Taken as an infusion, it is used to treat nervous ailments. This plant has been introduced to the U.S. where is it considered invasive. |
| First appearing : | July |
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