Galium andrewsii

Taxobox
name = "Galium andrewsii"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Rubiaceae
genus = "Galium"
species = "G. andrewsii"
binomial = "Galium andrewsii"
binomial_authority = Gray

"Galium andrewsii" is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names phloxleaf bedstraw and Andrews' bedstraw. It is native to California and Baja California, where grows in a number of dry habitats such as chaparral and woodland. This 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.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6927,6934,6938 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAAN USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Galium+andrewsii Photo gallery]