Linanthus californicus ssp. tomentosus Calflora

Taxon Report

Linanthus californicus (Hook. & Arn.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson ssp. tomentosus (P.J. Gordon-Reedy) J.M. Porter & R. Patt.

fuzzy prickly-phlox

2011 Chris Winchell

Linanthus californicus ssp. tomentosus is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~24 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Linanthus californicus
Genus:	Linanthus
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Leptodactylon californicum ssp. tomentosum

Information about Linanthus californicus ssp. tomentosus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).