Publication Date
10-2024
Series Number
DPIRD-158
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
City
Perth
Abstract
Three-horned bedstraw (Galium tricornutum), otherwise known as bedstraw, rough bedstraw, rough fruit corn bedstraw, and corn cleavers, is an annual weed that poses a significant threat to Western Australia’s grains industry. It is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA). A weedy member of the Rubiaceae (madder family), it is closely related to cleavers (Galium aparine)
Bedstraw is a high priority eradication target for Western Australia.
Number of Pages
6
Keywords
Three-horned bedstraw (Galium tricornutum), Bedstraw, Rough bedstraw, Rough fruit corn bedstraw, Corn cleavers, Weed, Declared pest, Crop yield loss, Host stem nematode, Western Australian Organism List (WAOL), Weed eradication
Disciplines
Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Biosecurity | Weed Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2024), Three-horned bedstraw. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-158.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_factsheets/75
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