Galium aparine L. Common Name : StickywillyFamily : Rubiaceae HABIT AN ANNUAL, UP TO 3 M HIGH. STEMS SQUARE IN CROSS SECTION. LEAVES LONG AND NARROW, BORNE IN WHORLS OF BETWEEN 4-10 AT INTERVALS ALONG THE STEM. FLOWERS FLOWERS ARE EXTREMELY INCONSPICUOUS, CONSISTING OF SMALL CLUSTERS OF WHITE, FOUR PETALLED FLOWERS, PRODUCED IN THE AXILS OF THE LEAVES. FRUITS SMALL, HARD, SPHERICAL, GREEN AT FIRST BEFORE BECOMING PURPLE.