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Galium buxifolium

Galium buxifolium Greene

Box Bedstraw, Island Bedstraw, Santa Cruz Island Bedstraw, Sea-cliff Bedstraw

Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Synonym(s): Galium catalinense var. buxifolium

USDA Symbol: GABU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Whorled
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Leaf: Whorls of 4.
Fruit: Hairy nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Rocky bluffs, slopes.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q0VF
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (CA)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Web Reference

Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 170 - Sea-Cliff Bedstraw (Galium buxifolium) Patterns and Trends, 2005–14, on Santa Cruz and San Miguel Islands, Channel Islands National Park, California (2019) U.S. Geological Survey

Additional resources

USDA: Find Galium buxifolium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Galium buxifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Galium buxifolium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-07-07
Research By: CBR

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