Weed details for catchweed bedstraw Full name catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine) Characteristics Flowers: White with 4 petals Leaves: Oval smooth leaves with dense hair on top Habitat: Found in wooded areas and along fences Life cycle: Annual Other common names:  bedstraw; cleavers; cleaverwort; scarthgrass; white hedge; stickywilly; goose grass; sticky-willy

Taxonomic data retrieved May 21, 2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.