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Rubiaceae

Box bedstraw

Galium buxifolium Greene

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium

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Common names

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English
Box bedstraw

Synonyms

  • Galium catalinense subsp. buxifolium (Greene) Dempster
  • Galium catalinense var. buxifolium (Greene) Dempster

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.