| Description | A sprawling weedy wildflower with stems covered with rasping prickles on the stem. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Sunlight | I have seen this growing mostly in shaded areas. |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | small greenish white, found on axillary peduncle |
| Leaves | green with 6-8 leaves per whorl |
| Stems | stems have hooked prickles |
| Misc Facts | Gallium comes from the Greek word gala "milk". Certain species of Galium were used to curdle milk. At times the seeds have been roasted as a Coffee, young spring shoots cooked and ate and the entire plant was steeped to make a tea. |
| Author's Notes | In areas that are infested with this plant it is almost impossible to walk through because the prickly stems grab on to your clothes. |
| Notes & Reference | #8-Peterson's Guide To Wildflowers, #49-The History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers, #69-Manual of Vascular Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada |
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