Galium johnstonii

Johnston's bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Johnston's bedstraw is a California native perennial found in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains in open mixed forest at elevations of 1,650 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces small yellow flowers in clusters on ascending branchlets. Growing with erect stems 18 to 46 centimeters tall, it has a woody base and distinctively arranged foliage. Its leaves grow in whorls of 4, measuring 14 to 30 millimeters long and appearing nearly linear in shape. The plant is dioecious, with flowers that are rotate or slightly bell-shaped and covered in fine hairs.

Habitat: Open mixed forest

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 1650-2300 m

Bioregions: SnGb, SnBr.

California counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Riverside

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