Galium L. >
“Leaves” mostly more than 6 in each whorl; may be less on flowering stems. Annuals
“Leaves” with retrorse hairs on the margins; 6–8 in each whorl, 15–30 mm long. Flowers in axillary cymes
Pedicels strongly recurved at fruiting stage. Cymes 1–3-flowered, shorter than the subtending leaves. Corolla cream. Fruit granular with large papillae, 3–4 mm diam. Widespread. Weed of cultivation and waste places. Introd. from Europe. Fl. spring–summer Galium tricornutum