Galium hilendiae subsp. carneum

Panamint mountains bedstraw, Panamint Mountains Bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Panamint mountains bedstraw is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the Panamint Mountains in rocky eastern slopes, open flats, pinyon-pine woodland, and sagebrush scrub at elevations of 1,650 to 3,400 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white to pink flowers with a bell-shaped corolla in open, glabrous to sparsely hairy clusters. Growing with stiff, nearly erect stems 13 to 45 centimeters tall, its internodes are two to six times the length of its leaves. Its leaves are unequal, 7 to 11 millimeters long, with lanceolate to ovate blades that taper to a sharp or acute tip. The fruit is 4.5 to 5.5 millimeters long, including its delicate hairs.

Habitat: Rocky eastern slopes, open flats, pinyon-pine woodland, sagebrush scrub

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1650-3400 m

Bioregions: DMtns (Panamint Range).

California counties: Inyo, San Bernardino

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