Rubiaceae
Wall bedstraw
Galium parisiense
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- جويسئة باريسية
- arz
- جاليوم باريسينس
- Bulgarian
- Парижко еньовче
- Czech
- Svízel pařížský
- Dutch
- Frans walstro
- English
- Wall bedstraw
- Finnish
- Ranskanmatara
- German
- Pariser Labkraut
- hsb
- Francoski sydrik
- Spanish
- Amor de portuguesa, Espumidella blanca
- Swedish
- Franskmåra
- Welsh
- Briwydd y mur
Synonyms
- Aparine parisiensis (L.) Hill
- Aparinella decipiens (Jord.) Fourr.
- Aparinella litigiosa (DC.) Fourr.
- Aparinella parisiensis (L.) Fourr.
- Aparinella ruricola (Jord.) Fourr.
- Galium anglicum subsp. decipiens (Lange) Nyman
- Galium anglicum subsp. parisiense (L.) Nyman
- Galium anglicum subsp. tenellum (Jord.) Bonnier
- Galium anglicum var. chamaeaparine (Willk. & Costa) Nyman
- Galium anglicum var. hispidum St.-Lag.
- Galium anglicum var. litigiosum (DC.) W.D.J.Koch
- Galium anglicum var. parisiense (L.) Corb.
- Galium anglicum var. ruricola (Jord.) Nyman
- Galium anglicum var. ruricolum (Jord.) Nyman
- Galium axillare C.Presl
- Galium chamaeaparina Willk. & Costa
- Galium decipiens Jord.
- Galium decipiens var. depauperatum Rouy
- Galium divaricatum var. lasiocarpum Reut. ex Lange
- Galium divaricatum var. lasiospermum Boiss.
- Galium divaricatum var. microspermum (Desf.) Cout.
- Galium divaricatum var. tenellum (Jord.) Rouy
- Galium gracile Wallr.
- Galium gracile var. parisiense (L.) Dumort.
- Galium intricatulum Briq.
- Galium intricatum Lowe
- Galium litigiosum DC.
- Galium litigiosum var. nanum DC.
- Galium microspermum Desf.
- Galium minutiflorum Brot.
- Galium parisiense f. decipiens (Jord.) Rouy
- Galium parisiense f. decipiens (Jord.) Lange
- Galium parisiense f. microspermum (Desf.) Knoche
- Galium parisiense prol. decipiens (Lange) Rouy
- Galium parisiense subsp. anglicum (Huds.) Rouy
- Galium parisiense subsp. decipiens (Lange) Rouy
- Galium parisiense subsp. euparisiense Briq. & Cavill.
- Galium parisiense subsp. litigiosum (DC.) Gaudin
- Galium parisiense subsp. tenellum (Jord.) Rouy
- Galium parisiense subvar. decipiens (Lange) Merino
and 24 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Noé Fleury - - Frouart, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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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.