''Leptosiphon pachyphyllus'' ( syn. ''Linanthus pachyphyllus'') is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, known by the common name Sierra linanthus.

Distribution

The plant is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to eastern

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, where it grows in the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...

, and in the

Owens Valley Owens Valley ( Numic: ''Payahǖǖnadǖ'', meaning "place of flowing water") is an arid valley of the Owens River in eastern California in the United States. It is located to the east of the Sierra Nevada, west of the White Mountains and Iny ...

and Glass Mountain areas to the east in the

Great Basin The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic basin, endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja California ...

region. Its habitat is generally open woodland and forest areas, at elevations from .

Description

''Leptosiphon pachyphyllus'' is a perennial herb, nearly identical to its relative, '' Leptosiphon nuttallii'', but may grow slightly larger. It produces a hairy stem tall. It is lined with leaves, each divided into five linear lobes. 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 cluster of funnel-shaped white flowers with yellow throats and pale yellow tubular bases over long. The bloom period is June through September.

External links

Calflora Database: ''Leptosiphon pachyphyllus'' (Sierra linanthus) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Leptosiphon pachyphyllus''
* pachyphyllus Endemic flora of California Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora of the Great Basin Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polemoniaceae-stub