Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Galium mollugo L. Common name(s): smooth bedstraw, hedge bedstraw, whorled bedstraw, false baby’s breath, wild madder Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)