Cleavers or Goosegrass, Galium aparine

Bedstraw family (Rubiaceae)

• Flowers: Tiny (2mm, 1/12in) white in small clusters at the base of the upper leaves.
• Fruits: Small green, covered with tiny hooks.
• Leaves: Small, sharply pointed, borne in whorls of 6 to 9.
• Stems: Square, covered with tiny hooks.
• Habitat: Disturbed land, hedgerows, open woodland.
• Season: Blooms Jun-Aug.

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