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{{SPlantbox |familia=Rubiaceae |genus=Galium |species=odoratum |taxo_author=L. |common_name=Woodruff |habit=herbaceous |lifespan=perennial |exposure=sun, shade |features=fire resistant |Temp Metric=°F |min_zone=on |max_zone=on |jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |image=Galium odoratum1.jpg |image_width=240 |image_caption=Woodruff plant in flower }} '''Woodruff''' (''Galium odoratum'') is a [[herb]]aceous [[perennial plant]] in the family [[Rubiaceae]], native to [[Europe]], western [[Asia]] and north [[Africa]]. It grows to 30-50 cm long, often lying flat on the ground or supported by other plants. The plant is also known in English as '''Sweet Woodruff''' or '''Wild Baby's Breath'''. "Master of the woods" is probably a translation of the German name ''Waldmeister''. Names like "Sweetscented bedstraw", "Cudweed" and "Ladies' Bedstraw" should be avoided; the former two properly refer to ''[[Galium triflorum]]'', the latter to ''[[Galium verum]]''. The [[leaf|leaves]] are simple, lanceolate, glabrous, 2-5 cm long, and borne in whorls of 6-9. The small (4-7 mm diameter) [[flower]]s are produced in [[cyme]]s, each white with four petals joined together at the base. The [[seed]]s are 2-4 mm diameter, produced singly, and each seed is covered in tiny hooked bristles which help disperse the seed by sticking temporarily to clothing and [[animal]] fur. This plant prefers partial to full shade in moist, rich soils. In dry summers it needs frequent irrigation. Propagation is by crown division, separation of the rooted stems, or digging up of the barely submerged perimeter [[stolon]]s. {{Inc| Asperula odorata, Linn. Sweet Woodruff. Habit erect or ascending: height 6-8 in.: Lvs. usually in whorls of 8, lanceolate, finely toothed or roughish at the margin: corollas campanulate: seeds rough. Eu. and Orient.— Increases rapidly, and is used for carpeting shady places, and for edgings. }}

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