Galium californicum subsp. luciense

Cone peak bedstraw, Cone Peak Bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Cone peak bedstraw is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the northern Santa Lucia Range in pine and oak forests at elevations of 1,100 to 1,370 meters. Flowering from March to July, this plant produces small white flowers with densely coarse-hairy corollas. Growing as a low, spreading mat with stems 5 to 16 centimeters long, it forms a delicate ground-hugging form. Its leaves are generally 3 to 6 millimeters long, elliptic in shape with acute tips, and have a soft, grayish appearance. The plant's fruit is notably covered in dense hairs, contributing to its distinctive gray-green texture.

Habitat: Pine, oak forests

Bloom period: Mar-Jul

Elevation: 1100-1370 m

Bioregions: SCoRO (n Santa Lucia Range).

California counties: Monterey, San Luis Obispo

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