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| Scientific name: |
| Galium aparine L. |
| Swedish name: |
| Snärjmåra, Snärjgräs, Vitblommig snärjmåra |
| German name: |
| Kletten-Labkraut |
| Nederlandse naam: |
| Kleefkruid |
| English name: |
| Cleavers, Clivers, Goosegrass, Stickywilly, Stickyjack, Stickyweed, Stickyleaf, Catchweed, Robin-run-the-hedge, Coachweed |
| Plant Family: |
| Rubiaceae, Madder family, Måreväxter |
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| Life form: |
| Annual |
| Stems: |
| Long stems, fine hairs tipped with tiny hooks, making them cling to clothes and fur much like velcro. |
| Leaves: |
| Simple, whorls of six to eight; fine hairs |
| Flowers: |
| hermaphrodite, white to greenish flowers are 2-3 mm across, with four petals. |
| Flowering Period: |
| June, July, August |
| Fruits: |
| Clustered 1-3 seeds together; each seed is 4-6 mm diameter, and is also covered with hooked hairs (a burr) which cling to animal fur, aiding in seed dispersal. |
| Habitat: |
| Througout the country, forests, thickets, coast, pastureland, meadows, farmland, settlements |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Galium from Greek word gala, "milk," and alluding to the fact that certain species were used to curdle milk.
aparine, Greek name for the plant called cleavers.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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