Galium buxifolium Calflora

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Taxon Report

Galium buxifolium Greene

Box bedstraw

2021 James Bailey

Galium buxifolium is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Rare. Federal status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search (67 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Galium
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Galium catalinense var. buxifolium

Information about Galium buxifolium from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GABU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/05/2023).