catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine)
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Flowering plantsIn Athens County, Ohio

Catchweed bedstraw

Galium aparine L.

Catchweed bedstraw in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

Near Athens County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (22)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (59)
  • Recorded, season not shown (5)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
catchweed bedstraw by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County98 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County64 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County22 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County130 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Athens County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 98 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Athens County · records of all species each week, 51,499 in all

Records per week from 98 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of catchweed bedstraw in Athens County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of catchweed bedstrawYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100074
Jan 11–1700132
Jan 18–2400107
Jan 25–3100219
Feb 1–700392
Feb 8–1400232
Feb 15–2100235
Feb 22–2811361
Mar 1–700532
Mar 8–1411466
Mar 15–2132593
Mar 22–2842950
Mar 29 – Apr 41231,265
Apr 5–111141,616
Apr 12–181231,804
Apr 19–25831,926
Apr 26 – May 22232,291
May 3–9931,407
May 10–16221,408
May 17–231142,542
May 24–30111,821
May 31 – Jun 600798
Jun 7–1300775
Jun 14–2011830
Jun 21–2700700
Jun 28 – Jul 400549
Jul 5–1100664
Jul 12–1800869
Jul 19–2500700
Jul 26 – Aug 100673
Aug 2–800613
Aug 9–1500871
Aug 16–2200807
Aug 23–29001,289
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,925
Sep 6–12002,530
Sep 13–19002,417
Sep 20–26001,530
Sep 27 – Oct 3001,628
Oct 4–10001,836
Oct 11–17001,920
Oct 18–2400825
Oct 25–3100930
Nov 1–700881
Nov 8–1400846
Nov 15–2100573
Nov 22–2800536
Nov 29 – Dec 500270
Dec 6–1200982
Dec 13–1900158
Dec 20–2600106
Dec 27 – Jan 20095

Reported in flower

Only 5 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-March to early June, middle week May 3–9

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 977 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 473 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of catchweed bedstraw in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of catchweed bedstrawYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17325,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21415,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7638,321
Mar 8–143310,384
Mar 15–2111512,620
Mar 22–2820513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 443619,661
Apr 5–1155826,860
Apr 12–1876939,925
Apr 19–2593841,623
Apr 26 – May 21441056,391
May 3–91491052,952
May 10–16771053,785
May 17–23991057,698
May 24–3058954,651
May 31 – Jun 645953,099
Jun 7–1331853,700
Jun 14–2016756,625
Jun 21–275355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 49458,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 10059,416
Aug 2–81159,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–221154,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–121159,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–261145,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31143,180
Oct 4–103237,841
Oct 11–172130,824
Oct 18–241121,156
Oct 25–312219,021
Nov 1–72214,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12226,004
Dec 13–19225,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2318,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower mid-April to early June, middle week May 10–16.

From 149 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Usually reported in fruit early May to late June, middle week May 31 – Jun 6.

From 82 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Galium recorded in Athens County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorumOften confused in Ohio: 31 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • shining bedstraw Galium concinnumOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo311 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum105 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed47%49%
Forest44%31%
Farmland6%11%
Wetland3%5%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Open water0.2%3%

From 604 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

977 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.