Galium angustifolium subsp. gracillimum

Slender bedstraw, Slender Bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.2

Slender bedstraw is a California native perennial ranked 4.2 by CNPS, found in the southern Transverse Ranges, eastern San Jacinto Mountains, desert mountains, and southern desert regions in shaded granite canyon habitats at elevations of 130 to 1,550 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces small white flowers in few-flowered, open clusters. Growing with slender stems up to 40 centimeters tall, it has a woody base with distinctive ridge-and-groove stem structure. Its leaves are relatively short, generally 4 to 18 millimeters long, with a slightly rough texture that becomes scabrous to the touch. The plant is notably delicate, with nearly glabrous stems and minimal hairiness on its flower structures.

Habitat: Shaded places among granite boulders in canyons, on outcrops

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: 130-1550 m

Bioregions: SnBr, e SnJt, DMtns, DSon.

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