goosegrass
Clinging bedstraw plant
Goosegrass is a common weedy plant with narrow leaves and small hooked bristles that cling to clothing and animal fur.
Also called cleavers or sticky willy, it sprawls along the ground or climbs over other plants.
The name comes from its traditional use as fodder for geese.
Heavy rectangular knives
- bedstrawSticky-stemmed meadow herb
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- annualOccurring every year
- climberOne who scales
stems · leaves · whorled · flowers · seeds · fruits · burs · hairy
Tending to hold on
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
- bursSpiny seed casings
- velcroFabric fastener using hooks
adhesive · grippy · clinging · catching · snagging · clothing · fur · socks
Moving slowly, stealthily
- spreadingExtending over space
- mat-formingGrowing in dense sheets
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
tangled · dense · shade-tolerant · understory · hedgerow · woodland · wasteland · disturbed
Encroaching without welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- gardenCultivated plant area
- infestationPest takeover situation
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
eradication · herbicide · uprooting · pulling · spreading · aggressive · competition · choking
cleavers
Heavy rectangular knives
- bedstrawSticky-stemmed meadow herb
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- annualOccurring every year
climber · stems · leaves · whorled · flowers · seeds · fruits · burs · hairy · hooked
clingy
Tending to hold on
velcro · adhesive · grippy · clinging · catching · snagging · clothing · fur · socks · fabric
creeping
Moving slowly, stealthily
- spreadingExtending over space
- mat-formingGrowing in dense sheets
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
scrambling · tangled · dense · shade-tolerant · understory · hedgerow · woodland · wasteland · disturbed
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- gardenCultivated plant area
- infestationPest takeover situation
proliferation · eradication · herbicide · uprooting · pulling · spreading · aggressive · competition · choking · overgrowth
goosegrassornamental plant
Flora kept for aesthetics
wheat · cash crop · garden rose · hybrid tea rose · heirloom tomato
goosegrasslawn grass
Cultivated yard vegetation
Kentucky bluegrass · ryegrass · fescue · bamboo · wheat grass