Rubiaceae
Corn cleavers
Galium tricornutum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Galium
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- غاليوم تريكورنوتوم
- Azerbaijani
- Üçbuynuz qatıqotu
- Chinese
- 麥仁珠, 麦仁珠
- Czech
- Svízel trojrohý
- Dutch
- Driehoornig walstro
- English
- Corn cleavers, Roughfruit corn bedstraw, Rough corn bedstraw, Rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
- Finnish
- Sarvimatara
- French
- Gaillet à trois cornes
- German
- Dreihörniges Labkraut
- hsb
- Róžčičkaty sydrik
- Macedonian
- Трирогест еноец
- Persian
- شیرپنیر سهشاخی
- Polish
- Przytulia trójrożna
- Spanish
- Galio de tres flores, M.Moussavi, Pegajosillo
- Swedish
- Pillermåra
- Welsh
- Briwydd arw
Synonyms
- Galium borbonicum Cordem.
- Galium kurramensis Nazim.
- Galium spurium Huds.
- Galium tehranicum M.Moussavi, A.Ghahreman & Attar
- Galium tricorne var. laeve Texidor
- Galium tricorne var. microcarpum Gren.
- Galium tricornutum f. microcarpum (Gren.) Soó
- Galium tricornutum subsp. longipedunculatum Nazim.
- Galium tricornutum subsp. tricornutum
- Valantia spuria Pers.
- Valantia triflora Lam.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.