- Galium grayanum
Taxobox
name = "Galium grayanum"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Gentianales
familia =Rubiaceae
genus = "Galium "
species = "G. grayanum"
binomial = "Galium grayanum"
binomial_authority = Ehrend."Galium grayanum" is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Gray's bedstraw. It is native to the high mountains of
California , and its range just extends intoNevada in the Sierra Nevada mountains. This is a mat-forming perennial herb that grows in green carpetlike patches amongst the rock litter of mountain slopes. Its creeping stems may reach up to about 20 centimeters long. Leaves are arranged in whorls of four at intervals on the stem. They are oval-shaped, pointed, slightly fleshy, and velvety. The plant is dioecious, but male and female flowers are similar in appearance, with small yellowish to reddish corollas at the ends of the leafy stems. The fruit is a nutlet with a coat of very long hairs. When in fruit with a large number of nutlets the plant takes on a fuzzy appearance.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6927,6934,6975 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAGR2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Galium+grayanum Photo gallery]
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