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Catchweed Bedstraw
Catchweed Bedstraw
Galium aparine
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Eurasia and North Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Common

About

A scrambling annual weed covered in tiny hooked bristles that cling to fur, feathers, and clothing — the same velcro-like grip that snags your socks also carries its seed-covered fruits across the landscape.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium
Species
Galium aparine