Species Details

Galium argense

Argus bedstraw

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Classification

Scientific Name: Galium argense Dempster & Ehrend.
Common Name: Argus bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Element Code:	PDRUB0N060
USDA Plants Symbol:	GAAR3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1G2
State Rank:	S1S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2023-05-16
Add Date:	2023-05-16
Date Edited:	2024-04-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul(Oct)

Elevation:
1275 - 2410 meters
4185 - 7905 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details: Slopes and canyons, often beneath trees or between boulders

Microhabitat:

Granitic
Rocky
Sandy

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Possibly threatened by military activities
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					11
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	10
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	11
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
China Gardens (3611725), Coso Peak (3611726), Emigrant Pass (3611732), Hanaupah Canyon (3611628), Harris Hill (3611754), Jackass Canyon (3611755), Jail Canyon (3611722), Louisiana Butte (3611715), Mountain Springs Canyon (3511785), Red Pass Lake Ne (3511643), Sheep Creek Spring (3511653), Telescope Peak (3611721), Trona West (3511774), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

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

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Addition to CRPR 1B.3, G2 / S2 (2023)
Original Description:	Brittonia 17(4): 289–334 (1965)