Catchweed bedstraw, Galium aparine L.

Declared out of print July 2010. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogCatchweed bedstraw\ud (Galium aparine L.), also called\ud bedstraw or cleavers, is a native\ud annual with weak, climbing,\ud or twining stems, up to 6 feet\ud long (figure 1). Whorls of six\ud to eight narrow single-nerved\ud leaves are attached to square\ud stems (figure 2). Both stems\ud and leaves have short backward-\ud turning bristles that\ud cause the plants to cling to\ud other objects