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Low Mountain Bedstraw
( Galium bifolium )
Galium bifolium
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About Low Mountain Bedstraw (Galium bifolium)
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Galium bifolium
is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names twinleaf bedstraw and low mountain bedstraw. It is native to western North America from British Columbia south to California and east to New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota and Alberta. It grows in mountain forests and high-elevation plateaus.
Galium bifolium
is an annual herb standing erect to a maximum height of about 15 centimeters. Leaves grow in whorls of four divided into two pairs. The foliage is hairless and sometimes slightly fleshy. The solitary flowers have three white tepals and the fruit is a round nutlet covered in shiny white hairs.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
5.9 in tall
Flower Color
White
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9
likely
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Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
Nathalis iole
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Red Twin-Spot
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
*
Epirrhoe plebeculata
Epirrhoe plebeculata
*
The Gem
Orthonama obstipata
Orthonama obstipata
*
Gray Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata
Eupithecia subfuscata
*
Zenophleps lignicolorata
Zenophleps lignicolorata
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 7.0" - 152.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.51" - 5.60", Coldest Month: 21.9" - 51.3", Hottest Month: 41.8" - 76.6", Humidity: 0.91" - 29.40", Elevation: 1820" - 12226"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Twinleaf Bedstraw
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Galium bifolium
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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