Galium mexicanum var. asperulum Calflora

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Taxon Report

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

(not an active name)

Mexican bedstraw

2011 Jean Pawek

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

also called Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~52 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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:

Alternate Names:


JM93	Galium asperrimum
JM93	Galium mexicanum var. asperrimum
JEF + PLANTS	Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum

Information about Galium mexicanum var. asperulum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (GAMEA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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).