Pronunciation: GAY-lee-um kat-a-li-NEN-see
Common name: Catalina Island bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae (Madder)
Habitat: Dry rocky canyons, chaparral, coastal sage
scrub, Santa Catalina and San Clemente Islands
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Galium
2) catalinense
Two ssps. (acrispum and catalinense) in SoCal