Lady's Bedstraw (Ladys Bedstraw, Yellow Bedstraw)

• Common Name: Lady's Bedstraw (Ladys Bedstraw, Yellow Bedstraw)
• Latin Name: Galium verum
• Family Name: Rubiaceae

Lady's Bedstraw is related to Goose Grass/Cleavers (Galium aparine), and is another plant that soaks up nitrogen from the soil.  It also has diuretic properties and if offered as part of a tortoise's diet it should be grown on poor soil and only offered occasionally, if at all.