False Cleavers

Galium spurium

"Galium spurium", the stickwilly or false cleavers, is a plant species of the Rubiaceae. It is widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa and Canada, and is naturalized in Australia. It is considered a noxious weed in many places.
Galium spurium Galium spurium,Geotagged,Jordan,Spring

Appearance

"Galium spurium" is an erect or reclining herb up to 50 cm tall. Stems are square in cross-section. Leaves are in whorls of 6–8, narrowly lanceolate. Flowers are in multi-flowered cymes or panicles, white or yellow-green.
Galium spurium Egypt,False Cleavers,Galium spurium,Geotagged,Spring

Naming

Many varietal and subspecific names have been proposed, but at present only 3 are recognized:

⤷ "Galium spurium" subsp. "africanum" Verdc. - mountains of tropical and southern Africa; also Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Socotra
⤷ "Galium spurium" subsp. "ibicinum" Ehrend. - Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
⤷ "Galium spurium" subsp. "spurium" - widespread

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusGalium
SpeciesG. spurium
Photographed in
Egypt
Jordan