Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Galium wrightii Gray
(Wright's Bedstraw)

Family: Rubiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Galium frankliniense Correll
Galium rothrockii Gray

Galium wrightii is a wiry perennial herb that inhabits the middle to upper elevation Ponderosa Pine forest. It has hairless stems, but with a great deal of effort one can find straight hairs on the tiny fruits. The leaves are present in whorls of four at the nodes. The pedicellate flowers are purple and only a few millimeters across.
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Galium wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Leggett Canyon, July 27, 2009



Galium wrightii, 2x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Leggett Canyon, July 27, 2009


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