Starry bedstraw

Description

Galium stellatum (starry bedstraw or desert bedstraw) is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread across most of Arizona, and found also in Baja California, Baja California Sur, southeastern California (Inyo, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial and San Diego Counties), Nevada (Clark, Nye and Lincoln Cos.), Utah (Washington County). It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw.