Latin name: Galium hilendiae Dempster & Ehrend.
  ssp. hilendiae
  Pronunciation: GAY-lee-um HI-lend-ee-ee
  Common name: Hilend's bedstraw
  Family: Rubiaceae (Madder)
  Habitat: Dry canyons, rocky places to 8000', Mojave
  Desert, north face San Bernardino Mts (Cushenbury
  Canyon)
  Blooming period: May to July
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Galium
  2) hilendiae
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