Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia

Cleavers (Galium aparine)

Regional Noxious Weed
native annual with square stems and short, bristly downward pointing hooks on stem corners; rough, hairy leaves grow in whorls of 6 to 8; burr-like seeds produced in pairs
commonly known as bedstraw, cleavers is particularly damaging in cereals and canola where it clings to and trails around these crops

	Leaves in whorl around square stem
	Seed-cases produced in pairs are covered with hooked hairs

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