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    I find this all over the beds. It has a prostrate aspect, forming mats over the soil. Lots of thin green stems radiate out, and entangle, each stem has radial leaves along its length, each leaf is about 4mm long and very narrow. I know i have no photo, but any ideas? It is annoying!

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    4mm long or wide?

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    • #3
      Is it Sticky Willy? Galium aparine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Be quiet, Chris

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      • #4
        Or a polygonum?
        Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
        Endless wonder.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
          Is it Sticky Willy? Galium aparine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

          Be quiet, Chris
          No, cleavers is easy to pull out. This one is much more delicate, stems are 1mm thick if that, but the general form is similar.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by chris View Post
            4mm long or wide?
            As said, leaves are about 4mm long.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              Is it Sticky Willy? Galium aparine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

              Be quiet, Chris
              There was some of this in my Daughters garden today and my little Granddaughter was in fits of giggles when I called it Sticky Willy ......
              Nannys make memories

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              • #8
                Only thing I can think of with that small leaf, weed wise is chickweed but that doesn't rally Matt.

                Does it flower? Does it smell when crushed?


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                • #9
                  Originally posted by chris View Post
                  Only thing I can think of with that small leaf, weed wise is chickweed but that doesn't rally Matt.

                  Does it flower? Does it smell when crushed?


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                  I have mouse ear chick weed which is more robust. I will try and get a photo. I have a nice garden mushroom - Melanoleuca verrucipes - to photograph anyway.
                  Last edited by ButternutSquash; 03-07-2014, 07:45 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Could it be Pearlwort (Sagina)?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Greenleaves View Post
                      Could it be Pearlwort (Sagina)?
                      I think you win the coconut. Thank you, that is the little devil. Online descriptions suggest it is very invasive. I have it all over my beds, a real pest. Other weeds are under control, but this one is a pain. This year seems to be bad for it.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by ButternutSquash View Post
                        I think you win the coconut. Thank you, that is the little devil. Online descriptions suggest it is very invasive. I have it all over my beds, a real pest. Other weeds are under control, but this one is a pain. This year seems to be bad for it.
                        Can I have an orange instead.....I dont like coconut. ....

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                        • #13
                          Gosh...never seen that before!
                          BnS...any chance you could put your rough location please in your profile?.
                          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                          Location....Normandy France

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                          • #14
                            You can buy it here:
                            Heath Pearlwort Lawn (Sagina subulata)

                            New business opportunity for you?

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                            • #15
                              I've never come across it either! I was going to suggest corsican mint, but it'd be obvious that it was part of the mint family.

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