Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (09/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Weeny tiny flowers and extremely sticky/hairy. This is the thing that if you walk near it sticks to you and you end up dragging loads of it along with you!
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (09/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place).
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (04/07/2019) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place).
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (31/03/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place).
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (01/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). This is why it is so sticky. The horses love to eat it though!
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (25/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Makro shot on my phone so pretty shitty! Flowers are so tiny it's tricky to photograph them.
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (11/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place).
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (03/05/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). You can clearly see the little hooked and quite stiff hairs here - fur and fabric loving!
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (03/05/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place).
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (25/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). And even the fruits have hooked hairs - great for seed distrbution as they cling so readily to animal fur.
Cleavers / Goosegrass / Sticky Willy (Galium aparine) (29/06/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place). Loads of fruits just waiting for a passer by to stick to!