Galium angustifolium Calflora

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Taxon Report

Galium angustifolium Nutt. ex A. Gray

Narrow leaved bedstraw, Narrowleaf bedstraw

Galium angustifolium is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3964 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. angustifolium ... ssp. borregoense ... ssp. foliosum ... ssp. gabrielense ... ssp. gracillimum ... ssp. jacinticum ... ssp. nudicaule ... ssp. onycense
Genus:	Galium
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


POWO	Galium maritimum

Information about Galium angustifolium from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GAAN2) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/31/2025).