Galium glabrescens is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Castle Lake bedstraw.Dempster, Lauramay Tinsley & Ehrendorfer, Friedrich. 1965. Brittonia 17(4): 330. It is native to the mountains of far northern California and southern Oregon, including the Klamath Mountains.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America Program
Galium glabrescens is a perennial herb producing an erect stem up to about 30 centimeters tall from a woody base. The stems have widely spaced whorls of four oval-shaped leaves. The plant is dioecious, with individuals bearing either male or female flowers. Both types of flowers are yellowish to reddish and borne on small stalks emerging from the leaf axils.Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Subspecies Four subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):
Galium glabrescens subsp. glabrescens - California Galium glabrescens subsp. harticum Dempster & Ehrend. - Hart Mountain in Lake County Galium glabrescens subsp. josephinense Dempster & Ehrend. - Josephine County Galium glabrescens subsp. modocense Dempster & Ehrend. - Modoc County
References
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