Names
Scientific Name: Galium stellatum
Synonym:
Common Names: Starry bedstraw, desert bedstraw
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub/herb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Dry, rocky, slopes 3,000 feet or lower
Flower Color: Cream
Flowering Season: January to May
Height: To 2 feet
Description: The leaves of starry bedstraw are smooth and lance-shaped, appearing in whorls of four or five. The flowers have four petals, up to 1/8” in width.
Special Characteristics
Classification
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
SOURCES:
Pima Community College, Desert Ecology of Tucson website: w.c.pima.edu/nbfiero/tucsonecology/plants/wflow_debe.htm
Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
