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Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum

Galium mexicanum Kunth ssp. asperulum (A. Gray) Dempster

Mexican Bedstraw

Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Synonym(s): Galium asperrimum var. asperulum, Galium asperulum, Galium filipes, Galium mexicanum var. asperulum

USDA Symbol: GAMEA2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Vine
Leaf Arrangement: Whorled
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Size Notes: Stems creeping or climbing, up to about 3 feet long.
Leaf: Whorls of 5 to 12, usually 6.
Fruit: Hairy nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , TX , UT , WA
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Wet places near streams.

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston

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Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-07-01
Research By: CBR

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