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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: PerennialHabit: 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: WhiteBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: CANative Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Rocky bluffs, slopes.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status
USFWS Species Profile: Q0VFStatus:Web Reference
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, BerkeleyWebref 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 PlantsFNA: Find Galium buxifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Galium buxifolium
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-07-07Research By: CBR