Galium aparine Calflora

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Galium aparine L.

Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Goose grass, Stickywilly

Galium aparine is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Genus:	Galium
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Galium agreste var. echinospermum
PLANTS	Galium aparine ssp. spurium
PLANTS	Galium aparine var. echinospermum
PLANTS	Galium aparine var. intermedium
PLANTS	Galium aparine var. minor
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Information about Galium aparine from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GAAP2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).