Galium aparine is known by a variety of common names in English. They include sweetheart, hitchhikers, cleavers, … 展开

Cleavers are annuals with creeping straggling stems which branch and grow along the ground and over other plants. They attach themselves with the small hooked hairs which grow out of the stems and leaves. The … 展开

The species is native to a wide region of Europe, North Africa and Asia from Britain and the Canary Islands to Japan. It is now naturalized throughout most of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, … 展开

The plant can be found growing in hedges and waste places, limestone scree and as a garden weed.
G. aparine prefers moist soils and can exist in areas with poor drainage. It reportedly flourishes in hea… 展开

For some people, contact with the plant can cause skin irritation. Although the plant's hairs are small, they can scratch more sensitive parts of the skin. Numerous such scratches can resemble a rash. 展开