Talk:Galium aparine

I have been using Galium aparine for about a month
I have been using Galium aparine for about a month and Galium mollugo for a week, mostly as teas although I do eat a little.--Amoun (talk) 23:31, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Galium aparine is hardly edible. The leaves have a slightly bitter taste, tolerable when cooked but fine as a green tea. The stems are too tough to eat, even when cooked, but a drink made from the stems is altogether different and is more of a brew with a slight reddish-brown colour that is likely due to the anthraquinone and coumarin glycosides.

Galium mollogo (Hedge bedstraw) which has no hooks or barbs is very palatable. However due to its lack of climbing appendages it is not so abundant here at ELF, Cornwall, UK

Better photos please
The two photos look like extreme close-ups of one end of the plant. As seen growing, it does not look like that. No mention of its distinctive four-side stem either. 78.149.220.210 (talk) 11:55, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

alternate name
Someone posting at Houston Chronicle's web site recently referred to them as "velcroweed." http://blogs.chron.com/lazygardener/2011/03/post_13.html Verberate (talk) 02:54, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

At primary school we knew this plant as "stickyweed". It sticks to clothing at the slightest touch, so of course we found it hilarious to stick it to our schoolmates' backs. I'm sure this is a very common practical joke - possibly worthy of mention in the article. 81.152.84.51 (talk) 21:46, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Gallium aparine vs. Asperugo procumbens
A search on the net for Catchweed will result in pages regarding Gallium aparine as well as Asperugo procumbens. The latter, however is more commonly known as German Madwort. Jazzberry1 (talk) 15:55, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

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Not native to Japan
Hello, the article seems to refer to Galium aparine being native to Japan but on the Japanese language web I can only see it being referred to as an introduced species (帰化植物). Can anyone clarify this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.222.252.172 (talk) 08:27, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

"Bort"
An edit by Laurenedgar16 contends that the plant is known as "bort" in Northern Ireland. I could find no evidence for this, and I suspect the edit is light-hearted vandalism based on S06E04 of The Simpsons. This is the sole contribution by that user, which may further support this interpretation. Sorry to spoil the fun, Laurenedgar16, but we're out of bort license plates. — Sbp (talk) 11:20, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

Skin irritation
I just updated the section on effects on the body to better describe the skin irritation Galium aparine causes in some people. I could not find a source that quantified the problem, but it evidently is of very limited concern, as most sources on the species don't even mention it. The U of Wisconsin source I selected as the citation goes into more detail than most: "The scratchy hairs can be mildly irritating to those with sensitive skin." I deleted the phrase "contact dermatitis" because usually that implies a chemical irritant or allergen. Condensinguponitself (talk) 22:14, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Marijuana
How long do the plant veg.