Das gelbe Labkraut bedeckt im Sommer oft ganze Wiesen mit seinen kleinen, gelben Blüten. Es wächst dicht und bildet einen weichen Teppich, der im Wind wogt. In Island ist es ein typischer Bestandteil der Flora.
28.06.2025, #Iceland #NorthIceland #galium #Labkraut [2]

Lady’s bedstraw (Galium verum, Echtes Labkraut) is a herbaceous perennial native to Europe and parts of Asia. It typically grows in dry grasslands, meadows, sunny forest edges, and calcareous soils, thriving in open, well-drained environments. The plant is easily recognized by its bright yellow, sweet-scented flower clusters and fine, whorled leaves that resemble soft green needles. Historically, its flowers were used to curdle milk in cheese-making and as a yellow dye for textiles, while its dried foliage was used to stuff mattresses hence the name “bedstraw.”
It plays a valuable role in species-rich habitats. Its nectar-rich flowers attract a wide range of pollinators, including bees, hoverflies, butterflies, and moths. It supports the larvae of several Lepidoptera species, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth and various geometrids. Because it thrives in nutrient-poor, semi-natural meadows and dry slopes, its presence often indicates traditional land management practices like extensive grazing or mowing. These environments are increasingly rare, making Galium verum an important species for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem stability in low-input agricultural or wild landscapes.
It grows on the edges of our meadow towards the forest especially on a sunny and dry side. Very pleasant smell.

#wildflower #flower #galium #galiumverum #labkraut #echteslabkraut #yellow #bedstraw #slowfarming

A bush vetch (Vicia sepium; Zaun-Wicke) flower blooms with its violet-purple petals delicately folded in the classic shape of a pea flower.
At the top of the image, a few blossoms of white bedstraw (Galium album; Weißes Labkraut) remain tightly closed, their tiny buds hinting at the white flowers soon to unfold.

#wildflowers #flowers #bush #vetch #zaunwicke #vicia #sepium #galium #album #labkraut

#galium #manspreading #glan

In this time of the year, all I see around me is fresh, yummy salad greens sprouting everywhere. #foraging #wildveggies #Cardamine #Capsella #Taraxacum #Plantago #Lamium #Stellaria #Sanguisorba #Alchemilla #Aegopodium #Trifolium #Oxalis #Ficaria #Galium #Alliaria #Allium #Vicia #Valerianella #Epilobium #Viola #Glechoma