Linanthus

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Linanthus
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Linanthus demissus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Linanthus
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Species

about 15, see text

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 salverform.

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
Species formerly treated in Linanthus, now transferred to Leptosiphon

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<i>Leptosiphon</i> Genus of flowering plants

Leptosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the Polemoniaceae family. Many included species were formerly classified as members of the genus Linanthus. Some species of this genus are grown as ornamental plants.

<i>Leptosiphon acicularis</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon acicularis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names bristly linanthus and bristly leptosiphon.

<i>Leptosiphon androsaceus</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon androsaceus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name false babystars.

<i>Leptosiphon aureus</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon aureus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name golden linanthus.

Leptosiphon bolanderi is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Bolander's linanthus.

Leptosiphon breviculus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Mojave linanthus. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the Mojave Desert and dry spots in the adjacent Transverse Ranges.

Leptosiphon filipes is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name thread linanthus.

<i>Leptosiphon grandiflorus</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon grandiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names large-flower linanthus and large flowered leptosiphon.

<i>Leptosiphon harknessii</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon harknessii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Harkness' flaxflower.

<i>Leptosiphon lemmonii</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon lemmonii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Lemmon's linanthus.

<i>Leptosiphon montanus</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon montanus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name mustang clover.

Leptosiphon nudatus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Tehachapi linanthus.

Leptosiphon oblanceolatus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Sierra Nevada linanthus.

<i>Leptosiphon pachyphyllus</i> Species of flowering plant

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

<i>Leptosiphon parviflorus</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon parviflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name variable linanthus.

<i>Leptosiphon pygmaeus</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon pygmaeus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name pygmy linanthus.

<i>Leptosiphon rattanii</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon rattanii is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Rattan's linanthus.

<i>Leptosiphon septentrionalis</i> Species of flowering plant

Leptosiphon septentrionalis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name northern linanthus.

Leptosiphon serrulatus is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Madera linanthus. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the chaparral and woodlands in the Sierra Nevada foothills, from Madera to Kern Counties.

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