Latin name: Galium trifidum L. ssp. subbiflorum
  (Wiegand) Puff
  Pronunciation: GAY-lee-um TRI-fi-dum sub-bi-FLOR-
  um
  Common name: Three-petal bedstraw, Small bedstraw
  Family: Rubiaceae (Madder)
  Habitat: Montane meadows, lake margins, 5000-
  10,000', San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mts
  Blooming period: June to August
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Galium
  2) trifidum 3) subbiflorum
  Formerly Galium trifidum var. pusillum
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