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It is a plant parasite, or gall, found on cleaver (Galium aparine) and can be a potential biological control agent for false cleavers (Galium spurium), which is a noxious weed in many places. [ 1 ] References
British NVC community OV24 (Urtica dioica - Galium aparine community) is one of the open habitat communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four tall-herb weed communities. This community occurs widely throughout lowland Britain and, if conditions are suitable, is also found in the upland fringes.
The anthraquinone aldehyde nordamnacanthal (1,3-dihydroxy-anthraquinone-2-al) present in G. aparine has an antifeedant activity against Spodoptera litura, the Oriental leafworm moth, a species which is considered an agricultural pest. [17] The mite Cecidophyes rouhollahi can be found on G. aparine. [25]
Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. [1] There are over 600 species of Galium, [2] with estimates of 629 [3] to 650 [4] as of 2013.
Galium verum ("lady's bedstraw") is the type species of the genus Galium. The genus Galium ( Rubiaceae ) contains around 650 species, [ 1 ] making it one of the largest genera of flowering plants . [ 2 ]
Varieties such as Galium boreale which do not contain the small hooks on the stem are not as palatable as the hooked varieties of Galium, like Galium aparine, but are important plants to remember for survival purposes. [14] Galium boreale is known as "bedstraw" because it is used as fragrant stuffing for mattresses. [15]
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Galium verrucosum, common name warty bedstraw (US) or southern cleavers (UK), is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. The epithet "verrucosum" means "warty" in reference to the numerous bumps on the mature fruit. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey and Palestine.