Rubiaceae
Goosegrass
Galium aparine
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (50)
- Arabic
- بلسكاء/ حشيشة الأفعى, بلسك, حشيشة الأفعى, غاليون أبيض, لصيقي
- Armenian
- Մակարդախոտ կպչուն
- arz
- جاليوم ابارين
- Azerbaijani
- İlişkən qatıqotu
- Basque
- Ziabelar latz, Ziabelar latza
- Belarusian
- Маруна ўчэпістая, Павіліца
- Bulgarian
- Лепка
- Catalan
- Apegalosa, Gaillet gratteron, Rébola
- Chinese
- 原拉拉藤, 歐洲豬殃殃, 八仙草, 猪殃殃
- Croatian
- Priljepača
- csb
- Pnącô marzónka
- Czech
- Svízel přítula
- Danish
- Burre-Snerre
- Dutch
- Kleefkruid
- English
- Goosegrass, Stickywilly, Catchweed, Cleavers, Clivers, Goose grass, Stickleback, Sticky willy
- Esperanto
- Alkroĉa galio
- Estonian
- Roomav madar
- Finnish
- Kierumatara
- French
- Gaillet gratteron, Gaillet accrochant, Herbe collante, Rièble
- Georgian
- Ბეგიაური
- German
- Kletten-Labkraut, Gaillet gratteron, Gewöhnliches Kletten-Labkraut, Klebkraut, Klebriges Labkraut, Klettenlabkraut, Klettlabkraut
- Hebrew
- דבקה זיפנית
- hsb
- Lěpjacy sydrik
- Hungarian
- Ragadós galaj
- Icelandic
- Krókamaðra
- Irish
- Garbhlus
- Italian
- Attaccamano
- Japanese
- シラホシムグラ
- kab
- Imenteḍ
- kw
- Les serghek byghan
- Latvian
- Ķeraiņu madara
- Lithuanian
- Kibusis lipikas, Gaillet gratteron
- Macedonian
- Лепавец, Четинест лепавец
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Klengemaure
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Klengjemaure
- os
- Хæрдог
- Persian
- بی تی راخ
- Polish
- Przytulia czepna
- Romanian
- Lipicioasă, Turiță
- Russian
- Подмаренник цепкий, Подмаренник льновый
- sco
- Stickers
- Serbian
- Лепљиви броћ
- Slovak
- Lipkavec obyčajný
- Slovenian
- Plezajoča lakota
- Spanish
- Apegamanos, Galio de flor blanca, Hierba presa, Pega ropas, Rapia, Repegon
- Swedish
- Snärjmåra, Gaillet gratteron, Snarpegräs, Snärjegräs, Snärjgräs, Snärpegräs, Strandsnärjmåra, Vanlig snärjmåra
- Turkish
- Yoğurt otu
- Ukrainian
- Підмаренник чіпкий
- Uzbek
- Chakamigʻ, Qumrioʻt
- Welsh
- Llau`r offeiriad, Llau‘r offeiriad, Gwlydd y perthi, Llau'r perthi
Synonyms
- Aparine hispida Moench
- Aparine vulgaris Hill
- Asperula aparine (L.) Besser
- Asperula aparine var. aparine (L.) Nyman
- Asterophyllum aparine (L.) K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
- Crucianella purpurea Wulff ex Steud.
- Galion aparinum (L.) St.-Lag.
- Galium aculeatissimum Kit. ex Kanitz
- Galium adhaerens Gilib.
- Galium aparine f. angustifolium Cout.
- Galium aparine f. intermedium (Mérat) R.J.Moore
- Galium aparine f. latifolium Cout.
- Galium aparine subsp. agreste P.D.Sell
- Galium aparine subsp. aparine
- Galium aparine subsp. verum (Wimm. & Grab.) Maire
- Galium aparine var. agreste P.D.Sell
- Galium aparine var. aparine
- Galium aparine var. fructibushispidis Franch.
- Galium aparine var. hirsutum Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Galium aparine var. intermedium (Mérat) Bonnet
- Galium aparine var. marinum Fr.
- Galium aparine var. microphyllum Clos
- Galium aparine var. minor Hook.
- Galium aparine var. minus Hook.
- Galium aparine var. pseudoaparine (Griseb.) Speg.
- Galium aparine var. subglabrum Peterm.
- Galium aparine var. thalassicum Beurl.
- Galium aparine var. verum Wimm. & Grab.
- Galium asperum Honck.
- Galium australe Reiche
- Galium borbonicum var. makianum Cordem.
- Galium charoides Rusby
- Galium chilense Hook.f.
- Galium chonosense Clos
- Galium hispidum Willd.
- Galium horridum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Galium intermedium Mérat
- Galium lappaceum Salisb.
- Galium larecajense Wernham
- Galium parviflorum Maxim.
and 6 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 6,320 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rodolfo Salinas Villarreal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: bgirardot, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Littauer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.