phlox-leaved bedstraw

Galium andrewsii

Member of bedstraws (genus Galium)
madder family (family Rubiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

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• habit: perennial herb, generally low, open [not climbing?], generally cushion-like, green to silvery, occasionally hairy; main stem obvious; dioecious
• stem: 5–22 cm
• leaf: in whorls of 4, 4–11 mm, sharp to touch, ± thick, tip with persistent hair
• staminate inflorescence: few-flowered clusters
• pistillate inflorescence: flowers 1 in axils
• flower: corolla rotate, ± yellow, glabrous
• scattered in south and east bay

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Chris’s observations: 2 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP

Months:

• May: 2

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Galium andrewsii → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora