About Galium verrucosum Huds.
Galium verrucosum Huds. is a plant species belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It has two common names: warty bedstraw in the United States and southern cleavers in the United Kingdom. Its specific epithet "verrucosum" translates to "warty", which refers to the many bumps that appear on its mature fruit. This species is native to the Mediterranean Basin, ranging from Portugal and Morocco east to Turkey and Palestine. It has been reported as naturalized in Great Britain, Central Europe (from Switzerland to Poland), the Canary Islands, Madeira, and Wayne County, Michigan.
