Pronunciation: GAY-lee-um TRI-fi-dum pew-SIL-lum
Common name: Three-petal bedstraw, Small bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae (Madder)
Habitat: Wet places, moist meadows, 5000-10,500',
San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mts
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Galium
2) trifidum 3) pusillum