Galium ambiguum subsp. ambiguum

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Pale bedstraw is a California native perennial found in southern Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, and northern Sierra Nevada Foothill counties in light shade of conifer and oak forests on serpentine or clay soils at elevations of 350 to 2,150 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces small white flowers in delicate clusters with fine, hairy stems. Growing with slender, spreading stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it forms loose, open clusters with a soft, airy texture. Its leaves are thin and slightly hairy, with nearly flat margins arranged in whorls around the stem, typically 10 to 20 millimeters long. The fruit is generally smooth to softly velvety, blending subtly with the plant's delicate structure.

Habitat: Light shade of conifers, oaks, in serpentine or clay loam

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 350-2150 m

Bioregions: s KR, NCoRH, n SNF (El Dorado Co.).

California counties: Trinity, Tehama, Del Norte, Lake, Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta, El Dorado

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