Galium ambiguum subsp. siskiyouense

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Siskiyou bedstraw is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges of Del Norte County and northern coastal California, growing on dry, sunny banks and hillsides in open forest at elevations of 160 to 1,750 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces small white or pale flowers in delicate clusters. Growing with coarse-hairy stems 15 to 45 centimeters tall, it forms loose, spreading clusters with thick, somewhat rigid leaves. Its leaves are generally thick with slightly convex margins, occasionally with bristly edges or irregular fine hairs. The fruit is densely covered in soft, clinging hairs, giving the plant a distinctive textured appearance.

Habitat: Dry, sunny banks and hillsides, open forest, in serpentine or clay loam

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 160-1750 m

Bioregions: KR (Del Norte Co.), NCoRO

California counties: Del Norte, Siskiyou, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity

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