Many years ago, Galium aparine was planted in the herb garden. One of the common names for the genera Galium is bedstraw, because early settlers used it for stuffing mattress. It has also been ...

Others know it as cleavers or sticky weed. My favorite common name for Galium aparine? Sticky Willy. But no matter what you call it, if you do any kind of yard work or gardening, you've probably ...

If you were raised in the countryside, you're likely familiar with cleavers, also known as sticky weed, goosegrass, or Galium aparine. This pesky plant, often a nuisance in gardens, was once a ...

My dog, a 4-year-old whippet called Merlin, occasionally seems to select and eat goosegrass (Galium aparine) from a hedgerow, carefully pulling out stalks and ignoring the other plants surrounding it.