Galium aparine L.
(Cleavers, Goosegrass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
GenusGalium (bedstraws)
FamilyRUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass) :
1: Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
17 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower - highly enlargedImage 2: Flower - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Flowers - highly enlargedImage 4: Leaf - top surface - highly enlargedImage 5: Stem - close-upp - highly enlarged
2: Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
2 May 2004 OSGR: TQ45 51° 20’ N, 0° 0’ E Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
aberrant form with chlorotic shoots
Image 1: ShootImage 2: Shoot (2)Image 3: Axilary shoot - enlargedImage 4: Shoot tip - enlargedImage 5: Shoot tip - enlarged (2)Image 6: Shoot tip - enlarged (3)
3: Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
30 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower - side view - magnifiedImage 2: Flower - three-quarter view - magnifiedImage 3: Flower - top view - magnifiedImage 4: Fruits - unripe - magnified
4: Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
12 May 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
beside tarmac path
Image 1: ShootsImage 2: Shoots - close-upImage 3: Leaf base - top surface - enlargedImage 4: Leaf tip - top surface - enlargedImage 5: Leaf tip - under surface - enlargedImage 6: Leaf under surface - enlargedImage 7: Stem - cross-section - enlargedImage 8: Stem - enlarged
5: Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
10 Aug 1974 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
Image 1: Fruits and flowers - enlargedImage 2: Fruits and flowers - enlarged (2)

Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 28 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Galium aparine (Cleavers, Goosegrass)
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