Pronunciation: GAY-lee-um stel-LAY-tum
Common name: Star-flowered bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae (Madder)
Habitat: Rocky slopes to 5000', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree woodland, deserts from Inyo to
Imperial County
Blooming period: March to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Galium
2) stellatum