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Galium aparine
bedstraw, catchweed bedstraw, cleavers, cleaverwort, goose grass, scarthgrass, stickywilly, sticky-willy, white hedge
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Galium aparine L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Rubiaceae, Genus Galium, Species Galium aparine


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AZ: SNR; UT: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	John Muir National Historic Site
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pinnacles National Park
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
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Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Tonto National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/28/2010

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