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Record 1 2016-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Weed Science
Universal entry(ies)
Galium aparine
Latin
OBS

Native annual with square stems and short, bristly downward pointing hooks on stem corners; rough, hairy leaves grow in whorls of 6 to 8; burr-like seeds produced in pairs ...

OBS

Commonly known as bedstraw, cleavers is particularly damaging in cereals and canola where it clings to and trails around these crops.

OBS

cleavers: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

goosegrass: common name also used when referring to Poa annua and Eleusine indica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
  • Mauvaises herbes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Galium aparine
Latin
OBS

Plante à propriété diurétique, antiscorbutique et calmante dans le soulagement des ulcères. De la même famille que le caféier, les fruits torréfiés furent utilisés comme café.

CONT

Le gaillet gratteron (Galium aparine) se développe partout et s'accroche aussi bien aux vêtements qu'aux poils des animaux. Il est facile de s'en débarrasser en l'arrachant après une bonne pluie.

OBS

gaillet gratteron : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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