Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Galium proliferum - limestone bedstraw Synonyms: Galium virgatum, Galium proliferum var. subnudum Other Common Names: desert bedstraw Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Rubiaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual
General Desc: Annual plant with slender stems, erect to sprawling. Leaves are borne in whorls of 2 to 4 along stems.
Identification notes: Leaves in whorls of 2 to 4, some opposite; leaf length not more than 4 inches in each whorl. Flowers solitary or in pairs, mostly without a stalk, on short, sometimes forked branchlets; each flower subtended by 2 bracts. Fruit hairs hooked.
Height: 2 to 14 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Moist places along stream beds and edges of washes, grassy areas, or under shrubs.
Plant Communities: Riparian
Elevation: 3200 - 3700 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Yellowish-white Shape: Regular not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Apr - May
Description: Tiny yellowish-white flowers are bisexual and borne singly or in pairs on short branches.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Whorl Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves and stems are densely covered with stiff, short hairs. Leaves appear in whorls of 2 to 4 at each stem node.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Green to brown
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Tiny nutlets are covered with short, hooked hairs.


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