Common Bedstraw (Galium aparine)

DESCRIPTION: Annual to 3'. Flowers white to greenish, with 4 petals, to 1/8" wide. Leaves simple, smooth-edged, linear, and in whorls. Stems are weak, but contain barbs that cling to clothes (and fur). Rubiaceae (Madder) Family.
NATURAL HISTORY: Flowers bloom in spring. Name comes from fact that people once used plants to stuff their mattresses.

	*Common Bedstraw (Galium aparine)*
DESCRIPTION: Annual to 3'. Flowers white to greenish, with 4 petals, to 1/8" wide. Leaves simple, smooth-edged, linear, and in whorls. Stems are weak, but contain barbs that cling to clothes (and fur). Rubiaceae (Madder) Family. NATURAL HISTORY: Flowers bloom in spring. Name comes from fact that people once used plants to stuff their mattresses.