Galium jepsonii, with the common name Jepson's bedstraw, is a rare flowering plant species in the Rubiaceae — Madder family.Calflora: Galium jepsonii Hilend, Martha Luella & Howell, John Thomas. 1934. Leaflets of Western Botany 1(12): 135
The species name honors renowned California botanist Willis Linn Jepson.
Distribution The plant is endemic to Southern California, native to open Red fir forest habitats in the Eastern Transverse Ranges. It is found in the San Bernardino Mountains and San Gabriel Mountains, within Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County. Jepson eFlora:Galium jepsoniiKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America Program
It grows form in elevation.
Description Galium jepsonii is a perennial herb, growing in small erect clumps from in size. The bell-shaped flowers are white to pink, with a bloom period of July and August. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
It is a Vulnerable species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants, and is protected within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, and the San Bernardino National Forest. California Native Plant Society − Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Galium jepsonii . accessed 12 June 2016.
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External links Calflora Database: Galium jepsonii (Jepson's bedstraw) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Galium jepsonii Gardening Europe: Galium jepsonii UC Photos gallery of Galium jepsonii (Jepson's bedstraw)