Galium andrewsii is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names phloxleaf bedstraw, Andrews' bedstraw, and needlemat galium.
| Phloxleaf bedstraw | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. andrewsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Galium andrewsii | |
It is native to California and Baja California, where grows in a number of dry habitats such as chaparral and woodland.
Description
editGalium andrewsii is a low, clumping or mat-forming perennial herb growing no higher than about 22 centimeters. Narrow, needlelike green to grayish leaves grow in whorls of four on the slender branches. Each is up to a centimeter long and has a sharp point tipped with a hair.
The plant is dioecious with individuals bearing either male or female flowers; the male flowers are produced in clusters and the female flowers are solitary. They are greenish-yellow and similar in appearance otherwise.
The fruit is a berry.[1][2][3]
Subspecies
edit- Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii
- Galium andrewsii ssp. gatense
References
edit- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1865. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6: 537–538
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Galium andrewsii (Needlemat galium, phlox leaved bedstraw, phloxleaf bedstraw)
- USDA Plants Profile for Galium andrewsii
- Galium andrewsii — UC Photos gallery
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