Galium angustifolium

Narrowly leaved bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Narrowly leaved bedstraw is a California native perennial herb found throughout California's coastal ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, and Transverse Ranges in dry, rocky habitats at elevations from 100 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces small rotate flowers in clusters, ranging from red to yellow in color. Growing with slender stems 15 to 100 centimeters tall, it forms low, tufted clusters with woody bases that spread across rocky ground. Its distinctive leaves grow in whorls of four, appearing as narrow, strap-shaped structures with three prominent veins. The plant produces small nutlets with dense, long, and spreading hairs that give it a distinctive textural appearance.

California counties: Riverside, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, San Diego, Imperial, Kern, Orange, Monterey, Inyo, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare

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