See text Species[2] Subspecies Galium album, common names white bedstraw[7] and upright hedge bedstraw,[8] is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae and is native to much of Europe.

The stems can grow to at least 150 centimetres (5 feet) and are more or less erect with ascending branches.

[10][11] Galium album is widespread over much of Europe, native to a large region from Britain to Morocco, east to Turkey and Western Siberia.

It has been introduced and is naturalized in Ireland, Scandinavia, Greenland and South Australia.

[9] Five subspecies were accepted by Plants of the World Online as of December 2024[update], listed here with their native distributions:[2]