Rubiaceae
Old man's beard
Galium tomentosum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Kleefgras, Rooistorm, Rooivergeet
- English
- Old man's beard
Synonyms
- Galium asperum Thunb.
- Galium asperum var. villosum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Galium glabrum Thunb.
- Galium maritimum Thunb.
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.