Galium L.
“Leaves” 6 or less in each whorl
Stipules and leaves the same size (“leaves” at each node similar)
Fruit and ovary with hooked hairs
Annual. Stems glabrous; week. Flowers in pairs on pedicels shorter than subtending leaves Galium murale
Perennial. Stems with short hairs; robust. Flowers 1–7 on pedicels longer than subtending leaves. Fruit reniform, 1.5 mm long. Uncommon in coastal forest. Endangered. Fl. summer Galium australe