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Rubiaceae

Old man's beard

Galium tomentosum Thunb.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium

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Old man's beard: Galium tomentosum , female inflorescences; Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden, Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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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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.