Galium trifidum subsp. subbiflorum

Family: Rubiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Threepetal bedstraw is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, California High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, San Bernardino Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains, and Warner Mountains in montane meadows and lake margins at elevations of 1,700 to 3,200 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces small white flowers in delicate clusters. Growing with distinctively dwarfed stems generally less than 15 centimeters tall, it forms tufted or matted growth patterns. Its leaves are arranged in whorls, creating a compact and intricate ground-hugging structure. The plant's diminutive size and clustered growth make it well-adapted to high-elevation mountain environments.

Habitat: Montane meadows, lake margins

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1700-3200 m

Bioregions: KR, CaRH, SNH, SnBr, SnJt, Wrn

California counties: Fresno, El Dorado, Tulare, Plumas, Modoc, Trinity, San Bernardino, Butte, Sierra, Tuolumne, Placer, Siskiyou, Yuba, Alpine, Lassen, Nevada, Sonoma

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