- Galium grande
Taxobox
name = "Galium grande"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Gentianales
familia =Rubiaceae
genus = "Galium "
species = "G. grande"
binomial = "Galium grande"
binomial_authority = McClatchie"Galium grande" is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name San Gabriel bedstraw. This uncommon plant is endemic to the
San Gabriel Mountains ofLos Angeles County, California . This is a large, tough perennial herb forming masses of hairy climbing stems from a woody base. Stems reach about half a meter in length and root where their nodes touch the ground. The small, pointed leaves are arranged in whorls of four about the stem. They are dark green and hairy. The plant is dioecious, the male individuals producing small clusters of staminate flowers and female individuals producing solitary pistillate flowers. The flowers are similar in appearance, with small pointed yellowish petals. The fruit is a soft berry.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6927,6934,6974 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAGR5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Galium+grande Photo gallery]
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