Linanthus orcuttii

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Linanthus orcuttii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Linanthus
Species:
L. orcuttii
Binomial name
Linanthus orcuttii

Linanthus orcuttii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Orcutt's linanthus.[1] It is known only from southern California and Baja California, where it grows in chaparral and pine forests[2] in the Peninsular Ranges, the Palomar Mountain[3] and occasionally the San Bernardino Mountains.

Description

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Draft Land Management Plan: 1 Angeles National Forest strategy. 2 Cleveland National Forest strategy. 3 Los Padres National Forest strategy. 4 San Bernardino National Forest strategy. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region. 2004. p. 39. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ Stephenson, John R. (1999). Southern California Mountains and Foothills Assessment: Habitat and Species Conservation Issues. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. p. 315. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ^ Jepson, Willis Linn (1939). A Flora of California. Associated Students Store, University of California. p. 212. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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