Galium ambiguum

Yolla bolly bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Yolla bolly bedstraw is a California native perennial herb found in mountain habitats at elevations between 1,000 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces small yellow to white flowers in delicate rotate (wheel-shaped) clusters. Growing low and matted with erect stems 5 to 16 centimeters tall, it forms dense, ground-hugging patches. Its leaves grow in distinctive whorls of 4, measuring 6 to 16 millimeters long, with linear shape and acute tips adorned with long bristles and ciliate margins. The plant bears small berries that can be glabrous or slightly hairy, contributing to its unique alpine character.

California counties: Mendocino, Trinity, Tehama, Humboldt, Yolo, Del Norte, Shasta, Siskiyou

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.