Galium serpenticum subsp. warnerense

Warner mountains bedstraw, Warner Mountains Bedstraw

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Warner mountains bedstraw is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the Warner Mountains in steep slopes, rocky areas, meadows, and juniper woodland at elevations of 1,450 to 2,750 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces small white rotate flowers with delicate, spreading petals. Growing with slender stems 5 to 32 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters in alpine and subalpine landscapes. Its narrow leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 6 to 15 millimeters long with acute tips that typically curve slightly backward. The fruit is small, measuring 3 to 6 millimeters and covered in fine hairs.

Habitat: Steep slopes, rocky areas, meadows, juniper woodland

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 1450-2750 m

Bioregions: Wrn.

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