Carried by 2 nurseries
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Galium angustifolium is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name narrowleaf bedstraw. It is native to California and Baja California, where it is most commonly found in low elevation mountains. This is a stocky perennial herb or small shrub growing from a woody base and producing sprawling stems from a few centimeters to nearly a meter in length. Leaves grow in whorls of four about the stem at intervals, and the stem may branch at these points. The flower cluster is a panicle containing several flowers. The plant is dioecious, with male and female flowers similar in appearance with greenish-yellow flower parts. The fruit is a nutlet covered in long bristly white or yellowish hairs.
Perennial herb
Cream
Spring, Summer
Full Sun
Moderate
Fast
Prefers rocky, well drained soil.
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 5 likely
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Drab Brown Wave
Lobocleta ossularia