Galium californicum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Galium californicum Hook. & Arn.

California bedstraw

2021 Kristen Nelson

2015 jamie smith

2006 Steve Matson

2014 Robert Sikora

Galium californicum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (1089 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. californicum ... ssp. flaccidum ... ssp. luciense ... ssp. maritimum ... ssp. miguelense ... ssp. primum ... ssp. sierrae
Genus:	Galium
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Galium californicum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GACA3) 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 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: 06/01/2023).