Leptodactylon californicum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Leptodactylon californicum Hook. & Arn.

(not an active name)

California prickly phlox

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

Robert Potts2001 California Academy of Sciences

Leptodactylon californicum is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Linanthus californicus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1017 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Leptodactylon
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Linanthus californicus

Information about Leptodactylon californicum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LECA7) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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: 12/03/2024).