Calflora Taxon Report
Galium mexicanum  Kunth  ssp. asperulum  (A. Gray) Dempster
Mexican bedstraw
Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Galium mexicanum
Genus: Galium
Family: Rubiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSGalium asperrimum var. asperulum
PLANTSGalium asperulum
PLANTSGalium filipes
JEF + PLANTSGalium mexicanum var. asperulum
Information about Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (GAMEA2)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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