Galium aparine L.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aparine hispida Moench; Aparine vulgaris Hill; Asperula aparine (L.) Besser; Asperula aparine var. aparine (L.) Nyman; Asterophyllum aparine (L.) K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.; Crucianella purpurea Wulff ex Steud.; Galion aparinum (L.) St.-Lag.; Galium aculeatissimum Kit. ex Kanitz; Galium adhaerens Gilib.; Galium aparine var. intermedium (Mérat) Bonnet; Galium aparine var. pseudoaparine (Griseb.) Speg.; Galium asperum Honck.; Galium charoides Rusby; Galium chilense Hook.f.; Galium chonosense Clos; Galium hispidum Willd.; Galium horridum Eckl. & Zeyh.; Galium lappaceum Salisb.; Galium larecajense Wernham; Galium parviflorum Maxim.; Galium pseudoaparine Griseb.; Galium segetum K.Koch; Galium tenerrimum Schur; Galium uliginosum Thunb.; Galium uncinatum Gray; Rubia aparine (L.) Baill.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Galium aparine L.
  • Common name : Goose Grass, Cleavers, Common bedstraw, Coachweed, Catchweed
  • Vernacular name :
    • Khourti, Lauki machheet (Dogri)
    • Kuri (Hindi)
    • Kangre Jhar (Nepali)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forest margins, riversides, meadows, open fields, farmlands; near sea level to 2500 m.
  • Comments / notes : A very variable species particularly in the shape and size of leaves, length of petiole and fruit size.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : West Eurasia, Mediterranean
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 144
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Galium aparine. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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