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Cleavers (Galium Aparine)

Image ID: ar70

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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:
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.

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