Leptosiphon nuttallii
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Leptosiphon nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name Nuttall's linanthus. It is native to much of western North America including the western United States and northern Mexico, where it is known from many types of habitat.
is a cluster of flowers, each with white corolla lobes about half a centimeter long each joined at a yellowish throat.
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
known by the common name Nuttall's linanthus. It is native to much of western North America including the western United States and northern Mexico, where it is known from many types of habitat.
Description
This is a perennial herb producing a patch of small, hairy stems up to about 20 centimeters tall. Each leaf is divided into usually five very narrow, needlelike lobes. The inflorescenceInflorescence
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. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a cluster of flowers, each with white corolla lobes about half a centimeter long each joined at a yellowish throat.
Subspecies
There are several subspecies:- L. n. ssp. howellii, Mt. Tedoc linanthus, is a rare subspecies known from just a few spots deep in the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel WildernessYolla Bolly-Middle Eel WildernessThe Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located west of Red Bluff in the state of California. Created by the Wilderness Act of 1964, the land area was originally ....
of northern CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - L. n. ssp. nuttallii is the more widespread subspecies
- L. n. ssp. pubescens is native to the mountains and plateaus of NevadaNevadaNevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
east of the Sierra Nevada - L. n. ssp. tenuilobus is native to ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...