Galium oreganum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Galium oreganum Britton

Oregon bedstraw

Galium oreganum is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 3 (review list).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Galium kamtschaticum var. oreganum

Information about Galium oreganum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GAOR) 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 CNPS Inventory: 3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Galium: from the Greek word gala, "milk," and alluding to the fact that certain species were used to curdle milk oreganum: of or from the state of Oregon, or the old Hudson's Bay territory of Oregon, which included the present-day states of Oregon and Washington photos / record / common / links

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: 03/30/2025).