Best time to see: mid Jun to mid Aug
Key facts
Fen bedstraw scrambles up through tall vegetation in damp meadows and fens
Tiny white flowers with yellow anthers; needle-like leaves are in rings of 6-8 round the stems
Marsh bedstraw has leaves in whorls of 4–5 and red anthers; grows beside streams and in wet ditches
Extras
Has a pleasant smell when dried and formerly was used for bedding
© Tony Gunton
© Anne Burgess