Leptosiphon nuttallii
Leptosiphon nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Nuttall's linanthus.
| Leptosiphon nuttallii | |
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| subsp. pubescens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Leptosiphon |
| Species: | L. nuttallii |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiphon nuttallii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Linanthus nuttallii | |
It is native to much of western North America, including the Western United States from California to New Mexico and Montana, and Northwestern Mexico.[1] It is known from many types of habitat.
It is native to the Klamath Mountains, Northern California Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada in Northern California; and the Inyo Mountains, Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and White Mountains in Southern California.[2]
Description
Leptosiphon nuttallii 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 inflorescence is a cluster of flowers, each with white corolla lobes about half a centimeter long each joined at a yellowish throat.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
- Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. howellii, Mt. Tedoc linanthus — a rare subspecies known from just a few populations deep within the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness in the Klamath Mountains, Northern California.[3] It is California Department of Fish and Wildlife and IUCN listed Endangered species, and is on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.[4]
- Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii — the most widespread subspecies, including in the Cascade Range and Rocky Mountains.[5]
- Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. pubescens — endemic to the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Great Basin region in California and Nevada.[6]
- Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. tenuilobus — native to Arizona and New Mexico.[7]
References
- USDA: 'Leptosiphon nuttallii
- Calflora: 'Leptosiphon nuttallii
- Calflora: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. howellii
- California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Leptosiphon nuttallii . accessed 2.28.2016.
- Calflora: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii
- Calflora: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. pubescens
- SWBiodiversity.org: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. tenuilobus
External links
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon nuttallii (Nuttall's linanthus)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon nuttallii
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon nuttallii
