Galium californicum

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Galium californicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species: G. californicum
Binomial name
Galium californicum
Hook. & Arn.

Galium californicum is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name California bedstraw. It is endemic to California, where it grows mainly in moist, shady habitat in mountainous areas. This is a variable plant in the form of a small perennial herb to a sprawling woody-based shrub approaching a meter in height. Its stems and small oval-shaped leaves are hairy. The plant is dioecious with male plants producing small clusters of staminate flowers and female plants producing solitary flowers. Both types of flower are generally dull yellow. The fruit is a berry covered in soft hairs.

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