In message , Charlie
Pridham writes

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 3/8/06 17:53, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:53:08 +0100, Sacha wrote:

Can someone please tell me the proper name for the plant variously
known
as
Cleavers, Goose Grass, Stick Willie, etc?

http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_cleavers.htm
Galium aparine

Thanks to you and to Bob. I have been 'talking' to an American friend
about
it but didn't know its proper name. For some reason, our dogs like
eating
it, especially the dachshund. As he's extremely greedy, I think it must
have Rennies like properties!

Some of our hens like it too.

It's its only saving grace - that and being easy to pull. I have myself to
blame for it, I thought it would be fun to have when the children were
small.

Mary


I got my infestations trying to be kind to the Humming bird hawk moths which
lay there eggs on it! down here its mostly called cleavers although I grew
up calling it goose grass, a lot of books refer to it as bedstraw so that
presumably is another use for it

Bedstraw applies to other species of the genus. I can't imagine Galium
aparine being very comfortable bedding.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley