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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Galium oreganum

Oregon bedstraw

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© 2021 Scot Loring

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Galium oreganum Britt.
Common Name:
Oregon bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Element Code: PDRUB0N1N0
USDA Plants Symbol: GAOR
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank:
 S1S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-05-26

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: May-Sep
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Elevation:
1500 - 1500 meters
4920 - 4920 feet
General Habitats:
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • North Coast coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:

  Notes

Notes:
Move to List 2? Location, rarity, and endangerment information needed. Apparently known in CA from only a single 1951 collection from SIS Co., near the DNT Co. line. Common in OR. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 21:31 (1894) for original description, and Flora of California 4(2):16-17 (1979) by L. Dempster for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT)?, Siskiyou (SIS)?
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Happy Camp (4112374), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385)?, Preston Peak (4112375)
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

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 November 2024].