CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Galium catalinense ssp. catalinense

Common Name:	Santa Catalina Island bedstraw
Family:	Rubiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDRUB0N0F2
Full Name:	Galium catalinense Gray ssp. catalinense
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	GACAC2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub Blooming Period: February - July Habitat: • Chaparral • Coastal scrub

Rarity Status

Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere
.2: Fairly endangered in California
Federal Listing Status:
Not Listed
State Listing Status:
Not Listed
State Rank: S2S3.2
S2: Imperiled. S3: Vulnerable.
.2: Threatened.
Global Rank: G4T2T3
T2: Imperiled. T3: Vulnerable. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 12
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 12

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
11	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
12	0	0

Notes

Threatened by feral herbivores. See Synoptical Flora of North America ed. 2, 1(2):445 (1886) for original description, and University of California Publications in Botany 64:11 (1973) and Flora of California 4(2):20 (1979) by L. Dempster for taxonomic treatments.
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: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 5 - 300 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Catalina Island (SCT)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Santa Catalina East (SCTE) 33118C3, Santa Catalina North (SCTN) 33118D4, Santa Catalina South (SCTS) 33118C4, Santa Catalina West (SCTW) 33118D5

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

840

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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