Galium argense

Argus bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Argus bedstraw is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the Argus and Nelson ranges of the eastern Desert Mountains in Inyo County on loose, stony east-facing slopes at elevations of 1,250 to 2,400 meters. Flowering from April to October, this plant produces cream-colored flowers in small terminal clusters that extend beyond the leaves. Growing with erect, stiff stems 20 to 60 centimeters tall that are woody near the base, the plant forms an open, glabrous structure. Its leaves grow in whorls of 4, ranging 8 to 21 millimeters long, with lanceolate to ovate shapes and sharp, tapered tips. The fruit consists of nutlets approximately 6 millimeters long with long, straight, spreading hairs.

Habitat: Loose, stony e-facing slopes with

Bloom period: Apr-Oct

Elevation: 1250-2400 m

Bioregions: DMtns (Argus, Nelson ranges, Inyo Co.).

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