Latin name: Galium buxifolium E. Greene
  Pronunciation:
GAY-lee-um bux-i-FO-lee-um
  Common name: Boxwood-leaved bedstraw
  Family: Rubiaceae (Madder)
  Habitat: Rocky bluffs and slopes, northern Channel
  Islands, RARE

  Blooming period: March to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Galium
  2) buxifolium
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