Galium angustifolium subsp. foliosum

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Narrow-leaved bedstraw is a California native perennial found in northern Channel Islands in rocky slopes at elevations of 30 to 60 meters. Flowering from March to July, this plant produces white flowers in many-flowered, dense clusters. Growing with somewhat woody stems 30 to 60 centimeters tall that have distinct ridged surfaces and short, prominent nodes, it develops a structured branching pattern. Its leaves are generally 3 to 17 millimeters long, arranged in whorls and typically glabrous except for slightly hairy margins. The plant has a delicate, structured growth habit with stems that become particularly visible after leaf drop.

Habitat: Rocky slopes

Bloom period: Mar-Jul

Elevation: 30-60 m

Bioregions: n ChI.

California counties: Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Riverside

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