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Linanthus
''Linanthus'' is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae. The species are found in western North America and in Chile, with the greatest diversity in California. The stems are erect, with multiple branches arising directly from the base, and grow 2–15 cm tall. The leaves are stem-like (''cauline'') and opposite, with shapes ranging from entire to palmately lobed, the 3-9 lobes being linear to lanceolate or spatulate. Flowers have a tubular calyx, and the corolla may be funnel- or bell-shaped, or . The genus name is from the Greek for "flax flower", since the flowers superficially resemble those of flax. The genus has recently been split, with many of the species formerly included now transferred to the genus '' Leptosiphon'' (Jepson Manual). ;Selected species * '' Linanthus bellus'' (Gray) Greene * '' Linanthus bigelovii'' (A. Gray) Greene * '' Linanthus concinnus'' Milliken * '' Linanthus demissus'' (A. Gray) Greene * '' Linanthus dian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus
''Linanthus'' is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae. The species are found in western North America and in Chile, with the greatest diversity in California. The stems are erect, with multiple branches arising directly from the base, and grow 2–15 cm tall. The leaves are stem-like (''cauline'') and opposite, with shapes ranging from entire to palmately lobed, the 3-9 lobes being linear to lanceolate or spatulate. Flowers have a tubular calyx, and the corolla may be funnel- or bell-shaped, or . The genus name is from the Greek for "flax flower", since the flowers superficially resemble those of flax. The genus has recently been split, with many of the species formerly included now transferred to the genus '' Leptosiphon'' (Jepson Manual). ;Selected species * '' Linanthus bellus'' (Gray) Greene * '' Linanthus bigelovii'' (A. Gray) Greene * '' Linanthus concinnus'' Milliken * '' Linanthus demissus'' (A. Gray) Greene * '' Linanthus dian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Parryae
''Linanthus parryae'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name sandblossoms. It is native to the western United States, growing in states including Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. In California, it grows in several regions from the Central Valley to the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Mojave Desert. It occurs in sandy, open, flat areas. This is a petite annual herb producing short stems just a few centimeters tall surrounded by hairy, needle-lobed leaves. The inflorescence, which often appears to sit directly on the ground tucked amidst the leaves, is a cluster of funnel-shaped flowers about a centimeter wide. The flowers are self-incompatible and are cross-pollinated exclusively by Melyrid beetle, ''Trichochorous'' sp.ref name="Schemske & Bierzychudek 2001">Schemske, D. W. & P. Bierzychudek. (2001)Perspective: Evolution of flower color in the desert annual ''Linanthus parryae'': Wright revisited. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Killipii
''Linanthus killipii'', known by the common name Baldwin Lake linanthus, is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family. Distribution The plant is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake, a natural intermittent alkali lake near to the east of Big Bear Lake reservoir. It grows at elevations of . The wildflower is a member of the flora in the rare quartz pebble plain habitat type on the north side of the lake, and of open meadows in the adjacent montane chaparral, pinyon-juniper woodland, and red fir forest habitats. Calflora.net Blog: "Pebble Plains at Baldwin Lake Ecological Reserve" (with photo gallery) by Michael L. Charters, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Orcuttii
''Linanthus orcuttii'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Orcutt's linanthus. It is known only from southern California and Baja California, where it grows in chaparral and pine forests in the Peninsular Ranges and occasionally the San Bernardino Mountains. Description ''Linanthus orcuttii'' is a petite annual herb producing short, hairy stems no more than about 10 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into hairy, needlelike lobes several millimeters long. The inflorescence is a small cluster of funnel-shaped flowers with thin, tubular throats opening into corollas barely over a centimeter wide. The flower may be white or shades of blue-purple to pink, with yellow and white throats streaked with tiny purple lines. See also *California montane chaparral and woodlands The California montane chaparral and woodlands is an ecoregion defined by the World Wildlife Fund, spanning of mountains in the Transverse Ranges, Peninsula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Demissus
''Linanthus demissus'' (humble gilia or desertsnow) is a small flowering plant found in the Mojave Desert of the southwestern United States, from southeastern California east to Arizona and southern Utah. Description It is an annual plant with decumbent (creeping) growth to 2–10 cm tall with downy stems. The leaves are opposite, 6–10 mm long and 1–2 mm broad, with an acuminate apex. It has fragrant white flowers with petals that twist much like a windmill, just a few millimeters across. A key distinguishing characteristic is the pair of small purple lines or wedges at the base of each corolla lobe. Habitat It is inconspicuous when not in flower, and tends to blend in with gravel and rock pebbles. It is found on limestone desert pavements and in sandy washes, and can be found in large numbers around Death Valley National Park and the Mojave National Preserve south of Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway System, Interstate H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Inyoensis
''Linanthus inyoensis'' (formerly ''Gilia inyoensis'') is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Inyo gilia. It is native to eastern California and western Nevada, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of habitat at the western edge of the Great Basin where it meets the Sierra Nevada into the High Sierra Nevada, Inyo Mountains, and White Mountains. ;Description ''Linanthus inyoensis'' is a petite herb, growing up to 10 centimeters tall. Its hair-thin stem glandular on the upper parts and coated in white hairs below. The leaves are just a few millimeters long, oval in shape, sometimes with a few teeth on the edges, and somewhat hairy. The inflorescence generally bears one pair of small, white flowers with tiny stamens protruding from their yellow throats. External linksJepson Manual Treatment — ''Linanthus inyoensis'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Dianthiflorus
''Linanthus dianthiflorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names fringed linanthus and ground pink. The annual wildflower is endemic to southern California, in the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and on the Channel Islands. It can be found in many types of local open habitat, such as chaparral. Distribution ''Linanthus dianthiflorus'' is an annual herb producing a very thin, hairy stem no more than about 12 centimeters long. The leaves are linear to threadlike and unlobed, reaching up to 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears several leaves and one or more flowers with hairy leaflike sepals. Each flower has pale pink lobes with fringed or toothed tips and purple spots at the bases. The throat of the flower has yellow and white coloration. See also *California chaparral and woodlands The California chaparral and woodlands is a terrestrial ecoregion of southwestern Oregon, northern, central, and southern California (United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Pungens
''Linanthus pungens'' ( syn. ''Leptodactylon pungens'') is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names granite prickly-phlox and granite gilia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California and east to Montana and New Mexico.''Linanthus pungens''. USDA Plants Profile. Retrieved 11-28-2011.''Leptodactylon pungens''. Jepson Manual Treatment. Retrieved 11-28-2011.Innes, Robin J. (2010 In: Fire Effects Information System, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Maculatus
''Linanthus maculatus'' (formerly ''Gilia maculata'') is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names San Bernardino Mountain gilia and Little San Bernardino Mountains gilia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from a few locales in the Little San Bernardino Mountains and the adjacent Palm Springs area in the northern end of the Coachella Valley. The largest populations, which may contain thousands of individuals, are located within the bounds of Joshua Tree National Park.Sanders, A.CLittle San Bernardino Mountains GiliaBLM Management Report. This is a very small annual herb no more than three centimeters high. It has a taproot which may exceed 6 centimeters in length to collect moisture from the dry desert sand in its native habitat. The tiny, hairy stem branches to form small matted clusters on the sand surface. The hairy leaves are just a few millimeters long and unlobed. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of flowers each only 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Dichotomus
''Linanthus dichotomus'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name eveningsnow. It is native to western North America, including most of the southwestern United States, where it is a common member of the flora in a number of habitat types. It is often found on the serpentine soils of California. This is an annual herb producing several thin, waxy, erect stems up to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into linear lobes 1 or 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence produces a cyme of vespertine ''Vespertine'' is the fourth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was released on 27 August 2001 in the United Kingdom by One Little Independent Records and in the United States by Elektra Entertainment. Production on the album ... flowers which unroll into funnel-shaped corollas. The white lobes are just over a centimeter long and have purple shading on the undersides. External linksJepson Manual Treatment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Bigelovii
''Linanthus bigelovii'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Bigelow's linanthus. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico where it grows mainly in dry habitat, such as the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. This is an annual herb producing a thin stem up to about 20 centimetres tall. The leaves are linear in shape to needle-like and unlobed, measuring 1 to 3 centimetres long. The inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ... is a small array of white flowers with lobes just under a centimetre long. They are sometimes lavender-tinted and open in the evening. External linksJepson Manual Treatment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linanthus Bellus
''Linanthus bellus'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name desertbeauty. It is known only from northern Baja California and eastern San Diego County, California, where it grows in high desert chaparral in sandy soils. This is a petite annual herb producing short, threadlike stems lined with occasional tiny needle-lobed leaves. The inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ... is usually a single tiny flower with bright pink lobes no more than a centimeter across. The flower has a yellow throat with purple spots. References External linksJepson Manual Treatment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |