Galium hilendiae subsp. hilendiae

Hilend's bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.2

Hilend's bedstraw is a native perennial found in the Mojave Desert in dry canyons and rocky places at elevations of 1,300 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces pale pink flowers with a bell-shaped corolla that is hairy on the outside. Growing with slender stems 13 to 33 centimeters tall, it has long, soft hairs throughout its structure. Its leaves are 5 to 18 millimeters long, ovate to nearly round, with tapered tips that are soft to the touch. The fruit is approximately 5.5 millimeters long, including its characteristic hairy covering.

Habitat: dry canyons, rocky places

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1300-2700 m

Bioregions: DMoj.

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