This is Galium Aparine - or to give it its more common name - Sticky Weed. Or indeed, as William calls it - just plain WEED! Shouted loudly whenever he spots it in the garden after I introduced him to it last year. And by introduced it, I of course mean pulling some up and sticking it to his back when he wasn't looking...
It may have been used to stuff mattresses in medieval times, it may be used in a tea to promote weight loss and soothe irritations of the urinary tract, but I'm still pulling the blasted stuff up as soon as I spot it to try and get it under control...
[About the photo - another macro shot with the 105mm, hand held at f/5.6. May reshoot this against a better background - I needed more depth of field on the plant but kept getting unwanted background detail...]
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