Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Galium aparine L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Galium agreste Wallr. var. echinospermum Wallr., Galium aparine L. var. echinospermum (Wallr.) Farw., Galium aparine L. var. intermedium (Merr.) Briq. Galium aparine L. var. minor Hook., Galium aparine L. var. vaillantii (DC.) Koch, Galium spurium L. var. echinospermum (Wallr.) Hayek, Galium spurium L. var. vaillantii (DC.) G. Beck, Galium spurium L. var. vaillantii (DC.) Gren. & Godr., Galium vaillant sp? DC., Galium vaillantii DC.

Common names:

Airif (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Bedstraw [Bed straw](1876?-1936) (49, 53, 85, 92, 93, 107)

Beggar's-lice [Beggar lice, Beggar-lice, Beggarlice] (1900?-1936) (5, 93, 156, 157, 158)

Bird-lime (1923) (156)

Burhead [Bur-head] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Burweed [Bur-weed] (1919) (107)

Catchweed [Catch weed, Catch-weed] (1840-1923) (5, 19, 49, 53, 92, 107, 156, 158)

Catchweed bedstraw (1942-1986) (3, 4, 155)

Cheese rennet herb (1876) (92)

Clabber-grass [Clabbergrass] (1876) (92)

Claver-grass [Claver grass] (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Clayver-grass (1923) (156)

Cleavers [Cleaver] (1870-1936) (1, 2, 5, 48, 49, 52, 53, 57, 61, 72, 92, 93, 107, 131, 156 157, 158)

Cleaverwort [Cleaver wort, Cleaver-wort] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156, 157, 158)

Cling-rascal [Cling rascal] (1899-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Clivers (1900?) (158)

Galium (1917) (57)

Gallion (1900?) (158)

Goose-grass [Goose grass, Goosegrass] (1840-1937) (2, 5, 19, 49, 53, 92, 105, 122, 131, 156, 157, 158)

Gooses hare (1876) (92)

Gosling-grass [Gosling grass] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Gosling-weed [Gosling weed] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Grateron (1900?, French) (158)

Gravel-grass [Gravel grass] (1898-1923) (92, 156, 158)

Grip (1900?-1923, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Grip-grass [Grip grass] (1876-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Hairif (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Harvest-lice (1923) (156)

Klebkraut (1900?, German) (158)

Lady's-bedstraws [Lady's bedstraws] (1917) (57)

Loveman [Love-man] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Maid's-hair (1900?) (158)

Milk-sweet [Milk sweet] (1876) (92)

Pertimugget (1900?) (158)

Pezukškuns (Chippewa, partridge berry) (1932) (105)

Pigtail [Pig-tail] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Poor-robin [Poor robin] (1876-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 92, 156, 158)

Ričbel (French) (1900?) (158)

Savoyan (1876) (92)

Scratch-grass [Scratch grass] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Scratch-weed [Scratch weed] (1876-1923) (5, 92, 156)

Snatch-weed (1900?-1929) (157,158)

Stick-a-back [Stickaback] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Stickle-back [Stickleback] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Sticky-willy [Stickywilly] (Present) (50)

Sweethearts [Sweet-hearts] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 158)

Turkey-grass [Turkey grass] (1900?-1923?, obsolete by 1923) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Vaillantii goosegrass (1937, TX) (122)

Vaillant's goose-grass [Vaillant's goose grass] (1913-1937) (5, 97)

Wild hedge burs [Wild hedge-burs] (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Wild rosemary (1900?, misapplied) (158)