Galium odoratum, (L.) Scop.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 20

10. G. odoratum (L.) Scop. , FZ. Cam. ed. 2, 1: 105 (1771)

( Asperula odorata L. ).

Rhizome creeping. Stems (10—) 15—25(—35) cm, erect, 4-angled, glabrous except for a ring of hairs at the nodes. Leaves 20-50 x 5-14 mm, (2-)3-5(-7) times as long as wide, widest at the middle or in the upper third. Partial inflorescences usually 3, terminal, with long peduncles. Pedicels 1-3 mm in flower, 3-10 mm in fruit; bracts reduced, the terminal branches usually ebracteate. Corolla infundibuliform, 4-7 mm in diameter; tube c. 1 *5 mm; lobes 2-3*5 mm, not apiculate. Fruit 2-3 mm, with hooked hairs 0*5-1 mm. 2л = 44. Base-rich, deciduous woods. Most of Europe, but rare in the Mediterranean region. All except Az BI Cr Fa Is Lu Sa Sb.

Asperula eugeniae K. Richter , Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 38: 219 (1888) is a name given to odourless plants.