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Galium porrigens

Galium porrigens Dempster

Graceful Bedstraw, Climbing Bedstraw, Nuttall's Bedstraw

Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: GAPO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Vine
Leaf Arrangement: Whorled
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Stems climbing, up to about 5 feet long.
Leaf: Whorls of 4.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Yellowish to reddish green.

Distribution

USA: CA , OR
Native Habitat: Chaparral, oak-pine woodlands, forests.

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

Metadata

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

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