CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Galium buxifolium

Common Name:	box bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDRUB0N0D0
Full Name:	Galium buxifolium Greene
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	GABU

Biology
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub Blooming Period: March - July Habitat: rocky. • Coastal bluff scrub • Closed-cone coniferous forest • Coastal scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (07/31/97) State Listing Status: CR Rare (11/79) State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 17
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 5 0 2 1 9

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	13

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
16	1	0

Notes

Known from approximately 10 occurrences. Previously threatened by feral herbivores. Currently threatened by non-native plants and habitat alteration, and possibly by climate change. See Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 2:150 (1886) for original description, and Flora of California 4(2):20-21 (1979) by L. Dempster for taxonomic treatment.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2011-07-25

Location

Elevation: 5 - 400 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Cruz Island (SCZ), San Miguel Island (SMI)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Santa Cruz Island A (SCZA) 33119H7, Santa Cruz Island B (SCZB) 33119H6, Santa Cruz Island C (SCZC) 33119H5, San Miguel Island East (SMIE) 33120H3

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

834

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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