Galium aparine

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[edit] Cleavers

• Moss, Flora of Alberta – Rare
• Global Invasive Species Database – No
• NatureServe Rank – Not yet assessed
• Haber, Upland – No
• Haber, Wetland – No
• CWF, Status & Invasive Range – No
• Alberta Revegetation Guidelines – No
• The Nature Conservancy – No
• CBCN – No
• AB Weed – Noxious

[edit] Remarks

Alberta Invasive Plants Council factsheet: https://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-Cleavers.pdf

Problematic mainly in agriculture.

Edible: leaves and stems as a potherb, before fruiting. Roast and grind seeds as a coffee substitute (said to be better than chicory or dandelion root).

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[edit] References

Szczawinski & Turner, Edible Garden Weeds of Canada, ISBN 0-88902-752-8