Cleavers (Galium Aparine)
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Other common names: Goosegrass, Stickywilly
Native
Family:
Rubiaceae (Bedstraw)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: May to
July
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.13 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date: 5/22/2004
Notes:
Bristley seeds cling to clothes and fur.
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Cleavers may be
easily confused with:
- Marsh Bedstraw
Bedstraw has leaves mostly in whorls of six, cleavers in whorls of eight.
- Rough Bedstraw
Bedstraw has leaves mostly in whorls of six, cleavers in whorls of eight.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
