species 230 observations
Santa Catalina Island Bedstraw
Galium catalinense
Field notes
Galium catalinense is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Santa Catalina Island bedstraw. It is endemic to two of the Channel Islands of California, where it grows along the coastal bluffs. It is a shrub growing erect to about a meter in maximum height with a rigid stem lined with whorls of four leaves each. The hairy leaves are generally lance-shaped and one to 2.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence emerging from leaf axils is a dense cluster of whitish flowers.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it


Gem Moth, White-lined Sphinx, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Bent-lined Carpet
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it


American Coot, Hairy Plant Bug, Black Bean Aphid
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Common Ringlet, Margined Calligrapher, Silvery Blue, Common Thick-leg Fly
4
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided