Galium cliftonsmithii

Santa barbara bedstraw, Santa Barbara Bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Santa barbara bedstraw is a California native perennial ranked 4.3 by CNPS, found in the Southern Coast Ranges and Western Transverse Ranges in coastal canyons, chaparral, and dry banks at elevations of 200 to 1,220 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces small yellow flowers in delicate clusters along its branches. Growing with climbing stems 3 to 18 decimeters tall, the plant has stout, woody, and shiny stems that are slightly rough to the touch. Its leaves grow in whorls of 4, measuring 7 to 15 millimeters long, with ovate to elliptic shapes and recurved margin hairs that end in a sharp point. The plant produces white berries with no additional hairy covering.

Habitat: Light shade, coastal canyons, dry banks, chaparral

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 200-1220 m

Bioregions: SCoRO, WTR.

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