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| 11th July, Cumbria Coastal Way, Cark. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 6th July 2005, Tyldesley Loop Lines, Walkden, Manchester. | Photo: © RWD |
| A fuzzy frothy foam of yellow flowers, reminiscent of the frothiness of those of Meadowsweet |
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| 7th July 2006, Winder, Howgill Fells, Sedburgh, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 7th July 2006, Winder, Howgill Fells, Sedburgh, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 19th Aug 2009, King William Hill, Breton, Derbys. | Photo: © RWD |
| Pale yellow 4-petalled flowers with four stamens bearing brown pollen. |
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| 6th July 2005, Tyldesley Loop Lines, Walkden, Manchester. | Photo: © RWD |
| Unopened flowers are spherical yellow blobs. The stems are square. |
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| 15th July, King William Hill, Silverdale, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
| 15th July, King William Hill, Silverdale, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
| The narrow linear leaves are in whorls of (nominally) six. Each terminates with a minute spike. The stems and upper leaf surfaces have very short downy hairs. |
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Some similarities to : Crosswort, another member of the bedstraw family but which has only pale yellow flowers and its stems have a cross-section in the shape of 4-semi-circles, and with much wider leaves in whorls of only four rather than eight or so of Lady's Bedstraw. The roots of this plant yield a red to pink dye, whereas the stems and tops yield a yellow dye.
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 Galium |
When crushed, Lady's Bedstraw smells of new-mown hay due to the presence of coumarin, which is also present in the non-native