Rank Species | Genus Galium Higher classification Galium | |
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Similar Galium, Galium angustifolium, Galium buxifolium, Galium californicum, Galium catalinense | ||
Galium andrewsii is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names phloxleaf bedstraw, Andrews' bedstraw, and Needlemat galium.
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It is native to California and Baja California, where grows in a number of dry habitats such as chaparral and woodland.
Description
Galium andrewsii 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.