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Threepetal Bedstraw
( Galium trifidum )
Galium trifidum
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About Threepetal Bedstraw (Galium trifidum)
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Galium trifidum
is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name threepetal bedstraw. It is native to most of northern and western North America from Alaska eastern Canada to Mexico, where it grows in moist habitat. It is a usually perennial herb forming tangles of thin stems up to half a meter long ringed with whorls of several linear to oval leaves. The flower cluster is a cluster of small white or pinkish flowers, each with usually three petallike lobes in its corolla.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
0.8 - 1.6 ft tall
Form
Mounding
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
White, Pink
Flowering Season
Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 10
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
*
Drab Brown Wave
Lobocleta ossularia
Lobocleta ossularia
*
The Gem
Orthonama obstipata
Orthonama obstipata
*
Gray Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata
Eupithecia subfuscata
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade
Soil Description
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay
Natural Setting
Site Type
Wet places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 8.0" - 88.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 3.52", Coldest Month: 21.5" - 55.7", Hottest Month: 46.8" - 79.6", Humidity: 0.08" - 26.22", Elevation: -7" - 10735"
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Threepetal Bedstraw
Galium trifidum
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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