Rubiaceae
False cleavers
Galium spurium
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- جويسئة زائفة
- arz
- جويسئه زائفه
- Belarusian
- Маруна лжывая, Дзяргун, Макрыца цвятная, Макрэц, Маруна Вайяна, Маруна Ваяна, Павіліца
- Chinese
- 拉拉藤, 豬殃殃, 拉拉藤（变种）, 猪殃殃, 猪殃殃（变种）, 羊角藤, 锯锯藤, 光果拉拉藤
- Czech
- Svízel pochybný
- Dutch
- Akkerwalstro
- English
- False cleavers, Marin County bedstraw, Stickwilly
- Estonian
- Põldmadar
- Finnish
- Peltomatara
- German
- Kleinfrüchtiges Kletten-Labkraut, Acker-Labkraut, Grünblüten-Labkraut, Saat-Labkraut, Unechtes Labkraut
- hsb
- Njeprawy sydrik
- Japanese
- ヤエムグラ, やえむぐら, 八重葎
- Korean
- 갈퀴덩굴
- Latvian
- Neīstā madara
- Polish
- Przytulia fałszywa
- Russian
- Подмаренник ложный, Дерябка, Ползунец, Хваталка
- Swedish
- Småsnärjmåra
- Welsh
- Coeg-gynghafan
Synonyms
- Aparine spuria (L.) Fourr.
- Galium agreste var. leiospermon Wallr.
- Galium aparine f. spurium (L.) B.Boivin
- Galium aparine f. vaillantii (DC.) W.D.J.Koch
- Galium aparine prol. spurium (L.) Samp.
- Galium aparine subsp. spurium Dusén
- Galium aparine subsp. spurium (L.) Hartm.
- Galium aparine var. echinospermum (Wallr.) Farw.
- Galium aparine var. leiospermum (Wallr.) Westerl.
- Galium aparine var. spurium (L.) Hiern
- Galium aparine var. spurium (L.) W.D.J.Koch
- Galium aparine var. spurium (L.) Wimm. & Grab.
- Galium aparine var. vaillantii (DC.) W.D.J.Koch
- Galium spurium subsp. glabrum Gaudin
- Galium spurium var. echinospermum (Wallr.) Desp.
- Galium spurium var. echinospermum (Wallr.) Hayek
- Galium spurium var. genuinum Gren.
- Galium spurium var. leiospermon (Wallr.) Hayek
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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). About our plant data.