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Galium odoratum
This mat-forming plant produces whorls of 6 to 8 fragrant leaves, which smell like freshly mowed hay. It is listed as being absent from Connecticut, but apparently it is not since I found it in Connecticut.
Spotted growing along a nature trail in a mixed forest.
The sweet scent of this plant is derived from coumarin. This smell increases with wilting and the dried plant is used in potpourri, as a moth deterrent, and as a flavoring in many beverages in in Germany.
Spotted on May 8, 2018
Submitted on May 12, 2018
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