Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum Calflora

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Taxon Report

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

Mexican bedstraw

2022 David popp

2018 John Doyen

2011 Jean Pawek

Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~43 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Galium mexicanum
Genus:	Galium
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Galium asperrimum var. asperulum
PLANTS	Galium asperulum
PLANTS	Galium filipes
JEF + PLANTS	Galium mexicanum var. asperulum

Information about Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GAMEA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).