Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon; scattered areas of central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Woodlands at low elevations.
Flowers: May-June
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Ants, bees, flies, butterflies, beetles, wasps
Vanilla-scented, rhizomatous perennial, the stems 1.5-5 dm. tall, glabrous except for retrorse, sharp hairs at the nodes.
Leaves mostly in whorles of 8, occasionally 6 or 10, sessile, oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, tipped with a sharp point, 1.5-5 cm. long and 4-12 mm. wide, with scabrous hairs on the margins.
Inflorescence a terminal, naked cyme; calyx obsolete; corolla white, 3-5 mm. long, the 4 lobes flaring, about equal in length to the tube; stamens alternating with the corolla lobes, attached to the corolla; ovary 2-celled, inferior.
Fruit dry, about 3 mm. long, covered with hooked bristles.
Publication: Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 1: 105. 1771.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Galium odoratum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Galium odoratum checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Galium odoratum information.
E-Flora BC: Galium odoratum atlas page.
CalPhotos: Galium odoratum photos.
USDA Plants: Galium odoratum information.
