stickywilly
Family
RubiaceaeScientific Name
Galium aparine
Other Common Names:
bedstraw
catchweed bedstraw
cleavers
cleaverwort
scarthgrass
white hedge
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Galium aparine var. vaillantii
Galium vaillantii
Galium agreste var. echinospermum
Galium aparine ssp. Spurium
Galium aparine var. echinospermum
Galium spurium
Galium aparine var. minor
Galium aparine var. intermedium
Growth Habit
vine
Thorns or Spines
not present
Approximate Flower Diameter
pencil
Dominant Flower Color
white
Flower Symmetry
radial symmetery
Leaf Hairs
has hairs
Leaf Shape
lance
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Structure
simple
Leaf Stalk
none
Stem Hairs
has hairs
Stem Cross Section
square or multi-edged
Milky Sap
not present
Root Structure
taproot
Life Cycle
perennial
Ochrea
not present
Plant Type
Herb