Galium aparine

FamilyGenus: Galiumnative in Germany

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About this species

Galium aparine is a native, climbing, broad-leaved herbaceous plant. It prefers sunny conditions and neutral to weakly acidic, nutrient-rich soils, flowering from June to October.

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Ecological significance

As a native species, it forms part of the natural vegetation and is not known to cause any negative ecological impact.

Annual cycle

Flowering takes place from June to October.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

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Soil

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Flowering period

Jun – Okt

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Kletterpflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.39 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

No specific cultivation guidance is available, as this is a wild native plant not commonly grown in gardens.

Scientific profile

Galium aparine is native in Great Britain. This non-woody, broad-leaved plant climbs over surrounding vegetation and reaches around 0.39 metres in height. It thrives in sunny positions on neutral to weakly acidic soils that are rich in nutrients, and it has a low tolerance of disturbance and salt. The species prefers moderately warm temperatures. Flowers are produced from June to October.

Pollinators & visitors

14 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

macroglossum stellatarum Andrena nigroaenea Dolichovespula sylvestris Bombus lucorum Bombus pratorumApis melliferaBombus lapidarius Bombus pascuorumLasioglossum nitidulumAndrena chrysosceles Episyrphus balteatusSyrphusPlatycheirus albimanusParhelophilus versicolor

Host relationships

8 species use this plant as a host

Xanthorhoe montanataEpirrhoe alternataNoctua fimbriataDeilephila porcellusXestia xanthographaLampropteryx suffumataXanthorhoe spadiceariaNaenia typica

Other flower visitors

28 other species visit the flowers

Myrmica rubraAlces alcesCapreolus capreolusSus scrofaSermylassa halensisPasser domesticusColoeus monedulaMuntiacus reevesiHarmonia axyridisMyodes glareolusFringilla coelebsMeloe proscarabaeusPterostichus melanarius Poecilus cupreus Timarcha tenebricosaCoccinella magnificaCoccinella septempunctataPyrochroa serraticornis Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harpalus affinis Harpalus rufipesCervus elaphusBison bonasusBotanophila fugaxBotanophila striolataEudasyphora cyanellaHylemya vagansDelia radicum

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

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•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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