Galium californicum subsp. flaccidum

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

California bedstraw is a California native perennial found in southern coastal ranges, northern Channel Islands, western Transverse Ranges, and San Gabriel Mountains in open or dense non-coastal woodland at elevations of 30 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from March to July, this plant produces small white flowers with soft, fine corollas. Growing with delicate stems 16 to 61 centimeters tall that feature dense, soft hairs, it spreads with a non-woody habit. Its leaves are generally elliptic, 6 to 25 millimeters long with obtuse tips, arranged in whorled patterns along the slender stems. The fruits are typically covered in soft hairs, giving the plant a distinctive textured appearance.

Habitat: Open or dense non-coastal woodland

Bloom period: Mar-Jul

Elevation: 30-1500 m

Bioregions: SCoRO, n ChI, WTR, SnGb.

California counties: Ventura, Monterey, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Colusa, Yolo, Alameda, Marin, Santa Cruz, San Diego

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