Pronunciation: GAY-lee-um ap-ar-EYE-nee
Common name: Annual bedstraw, Goose grass
Family: Rubiaceae (Madder)
Habitat: Grassy, weedy, partially shaded places to
about 5000', many plant communities, said to be
naturalized from Europe
Blooming period: March to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Galium 2) aparine