Galium hilendiae subsp. kingstonense

Kingston mountains bedstraw, Kingston Mountains Bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Kingston mountains bedstraw is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the Kingston Range in northeastern San Bernardino County's desert mountains in rocky places at elevations of 1,200 to 2,100 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces delicate pink flowers in bell-shaped corollas with narrow throats. Growing with slender, weak stems up to 35 centimeters long that form dense, matted clusters, it is characterized by its long, soft hairs. Its leaves are 8 to 16 millimeters long, lanceolate to ovate with obtuse or acute tips that are soft to the touch. The plant forms intricate, intertwined mats in its rocky desert habitat, creating a distinctive ground-hugging growth pattern.

Habitat: Rocky places

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1200-2100 m

Bioregions: DMtns (Kingston Range, ne San Bernardino Co.)

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