Species Details

Galium californicum ssp. miguelense

San Miguel Island bedstraw

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Classification

Scientific Name: Galium californicum H. & A. ssp. miguelense (Greene) Dempster & Steb.
Common Name: San Miguel Island bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Element Code:	PDRUB0N0E5
USDA Plants Symbol:	GACAM2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jul

Elevation:
30 - 60 meters
100 - 195 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details: grassy (sometimes)

Microhabitat:

Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by feral herbivores and cattle grazing on SRO Isl. See Pittonia 1:34 (1887) for original description, and University of California Publications in Botany 46:32 (1968) and Flora of California 4(2):39-42 (1979) by L. Dempster for taxonomic treatments.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Miguel Island East (3312083), San Miguel Island West (3312084), Santa Rosa Island East (3311988), Santa Rosa Island North (3312081), Santa Rosa Island South (3312071), Santa Rosa Island West (3312082)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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