Cleavers Galium aparine

This fairly ubiquitous wildflower is also listed as an edible weed. It can be found in coniferous forests, deciduous woodlands, meadows, prairies, flood plains, disturbed areas, abandoned fields, and cultivated crops. In the southeast, it is typically found in riparian and floodplain forests. The plant can grow up to 6 feet, but with its weak stem it cannot stand up on its own, thus clambering over other vegetation. Its leaves are distinctively arranged in whorls of 8.  As its common names imply, it clings to clothing and animal fur due to backward hooked bristles on its stems and leaves.