- Galium clementis
Taxobox
name = "Galium clementis"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Gentianales
familia =Rubiaceae
genus = "Galium "
species = "G. clementis"
binomial = "Galium clementis"
binomial_authority = Eastw."Galium clementis" is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Santa Lucia bedstraw. It is endemic to the
Santa Lucia Mountains of centralCalifornia . This is a mat-forming perennial herb forming carpetlike dull green patches amongst the rock litter. The thick leaves are arranged in whorls of four, or occasionally six, about the stem. The foliage is covered thickly in gray hairs. The plant is dioecious, with male plants producing small clusters of staminate flowers and female plants producing solitary pistillate flowers; both types of flower are generally yellow. The fruit is a berry covered in soft hairs.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6927,6934,6968 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GACL USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Galium+clementis Photo gallery]
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