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A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Rubiaceae
Scientific Name
Galium aparine
Common Name
common bedstraw
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, RF, BM, FM, AW
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum
Common Name
three-petaled bedstraw
Close-up
Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
BM
Other
N/A
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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