NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Rubiaceae

Madder Family

Bouvardia ternifolia (=Bouvardia glaberrima).  FIRECRACKERBUSH.  Subshrub or shrub.  Reported in southern Apache County, 5000-9000 feet [McD].


Cephalanthus occidentalis (=Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus).  COMMON BUTTONBUSH.  Shrub or small tree.  Along the Black River, extreme southern Apache County, at ca. 5000 feet [McD].


Galium aparine.  GOOSEGRASS BEDSTRAW.  STICKYWILLY.  Annual.  Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, and Navajo counties, 2000-8000 feet [McD].


Galium bifolium.  TWINLEAF BEDSTRAW.  Annual.  Reported from Greenland Lake on the North Rim of Grand Canyon, Coconino County [McD].


Galium boreale.  NORTHERN BEDSTRAW.  Perennial.  Found in Navajo and Apache counties, 6000-10,000 feet [McD].


Galium collomiae.  FOSSIL HILL CREEK BEDSTRAW.  Subshrub.  Northern Gila County [McD].


Galium coloradoense.  COLORADO BEDSTRAW.  Perennial.  Reported from the Carrizo Mountains, Apache County [McD].


Galium fendleri.  FENDLER'S BEDSTRAW.  Perennial.  Extreme southern end of Apache County at ca, 8500 feet [McD].


Galium mexicanum ssp. asperrimum (=Galium asperrimum).  MEXICAN BEDSTRAW.  Perennial.  Reported from southern Navajo and Apache counties, 7000-9500 feet [McD].


Galium microphyllum.  BRACTED BEDSTRAW.  Perennial.  Yavapai and Coconino counties, 3200-5800 feet [McD].


Galium munzii ssp. ambivalens.  MUNZ'S BEDSTRAW.  Subshrub.  Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, at 5200 feet [McD].


Galium proliferum.  LIMESTONE BEDSTRAW.  Annual.  Yavapai and Coconino counties, 3200-3700 feet [McD].


Galium stellatum ssp. eremicum.  STARRY BEDSTRAW.  Subshrub.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 5000 feet and lower [McD].


Galium trifidum ssp. subbiflorum (=Galium tinctorium var. subbiflorum).  THREEPETAL BEDSTRAW.  Perennial.  Reported from near Prescott in Yavapai County, and from southern Apache County, 5000-9500 feet [McD].


Galium triflorum.  SWEET-SCENTED BEDSTRAW.  FRAGRANT BEDSTRAW.  Found in Yavapai, Coconino, and Apache counties, 4500-8500 feet [McD].


Galium watsonii.  WATSON'S BEDSTRAW.  Subshrub.  Reported from Lake Mead, Mohave County; found on both sides of Grand Canyon, Coconino County, 5000-7000 feet [McD].


Galium wrightii (=Galium wrightii var. rothrockii). WRIGHT'S BEDSTRAW.  Subshrub.  Yavapai, Coconino, navajo, and Apache counties, 3000-8500 feet [McD].


Hedyotis nigricans (=Houstonia nigricans).  DIAMONDFLOWERS.  Perennial.  Reported from Baker Butte on the Mogollon Rim, southern Coconino County [McD].


Houstonia rubra.  RED BLUET.  Perennial.  Reported from Coconino County, found in Navajo County, 4000-6000 feet [McD].



Houstonia wrightii.  PYGMY BLUET.  Perennial.  Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 4200-8500 feet [McD].


Kelloggia galioides.  MILK KELLOGGIA.  Perennial.  Found in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties, 6500-9000 feet [McD].


This page last revised 10 April 2009.


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