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Galium odoratum
Small and discreet plant, with a pleasant scent. About 20 cm in height, with beautiful little flowers, borne in cymes. Flowers are four-petaled, white and 4 to 5 mm in diameter.
Alpine environment, edge of mixed alpine forest. Grows in shade of other shrubs, discreet.
In Croatia, there are uses of this plant in traditional herbal medicine. In Germany and Croatia, it is also used macerated in white wine, in preparation of invigorating elixir.
Spotted on May 26, 2017
Submitted on Jun 19, 2017
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