Phlox-leaved Bedstraw (Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii)

Galium andrewsii is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names phlox-leaf bedstraw, Andrews' bedstraw, and needlemat galium.

It is native to California and Baja California, where grows in a number of dry habitats such as chaparral and woodland.

Galium andrewsii is a low, clumping or mat-forming perennial herb growing no higher than about 22 centimeters. Narrow, needlelike green to grayish leaves grow in whorls of four on the slender branches. Each is up to a centimeter long and has a sharp point tipped with a hair.

The plant is dioecious with individuals bearing either male or female flowers; the male flowers are produced in clusters and the female flowers are solitary. They are greenish-yellow and similar in appearance otherwise.

The fruit is a berry.

Subspecies:

     Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii
     Galium andrewsii ssp. gatense