Galium angustifolium subsp. nudicaule

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Galium angustifolium subsp. nudicaule is a California native perennial found in the southern Gabilan and southern Bernardino Mountains on steep slopes in open mixed forest and chaparral at elevations of 1,650 to 2,650 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces red or occasionally yellow flowers in small, open clusters. Growing as a low, mat-forming herb with stems 6 to 20 centimeters tall, it spreads through underground rhizomes and forms delicate ground-covering patches. Its leaves are generally 2 to 15 millimeters long, typically glabrous or with sparse hairs along the margins and veins. The plant creates intricate, slightly ridged stems with grooves that are approximately equal in width to the raised areas.

Habitat: Steep slopes, open mixed forest and chaparral

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1650-2650 m

Bioregions: SnGb, SnBr.

California counties: San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Diego

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