Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. floribundus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Leptosiphon floribundus (A. Gray) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson ssp. floribundus

Many flowered linanthus

Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. floribundus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.

also called Linanthus floribundus ssp. floribundus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~97 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Leptosiphon floribundus
Genus:	Leptosiphon
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Linanthus floribundus ssp. floribundus
JEF	Linanthus nuttallii ssp. floribundus
PLANTS	Leptosiphon floribundum ssp. floribundum

Information about Leptosiphon floribundus ssp. floribundus 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[calflora.net] Pronunciation, Common name, Habitat, Bloom Period: Latin name: Leptosiphon floribundus (A. Gray) J.M. Porter and L.A. Johnson ssp. floribundus Pronunciation: lep-toe-SY-fon flor-i-BUN-dus Common name: Many-flowered linanthus, Summer snow linanthus Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox) Habitat: Dry places to 7000', San Jacinto, Santa Rosa and Santa Ana Mts south to Baja Blooming period: May to July (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).