Species Details

Galium proliferum

desert bedstraw

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Classification

Scientific Name: Galium proliferum Gray
Common Name: desert bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Element Code:	PDRUB0N1V0
USDA Plants Symbol:	GAPR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2009-01-06
Add Date:	2009-01-06
Date Edited:	2022-07-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun

Elevation:
1190 - 1630 meters
3905 - 5350 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details: carbonate (limestone)

Microhabitat:

Carbonate
Rocky

Notes

Notes: Threatened by grazing, mining, and solar energy development projects.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	12 %
Non-native plant impacts	2	11%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					17
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	0	0	0	15

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	17
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Texas (TX), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blackwater Mine (3511577), Clark Mtn. (3511555), East of Kingston Peak (3511567), Fountain Peak (3411585), Horse Thief Springs (3511578), Jamul Mountains (3211668), Mescal Range (3511545), Pachalka Spring (3511556), Pinto Valley (3511523)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2009-01-06