Leptodactylon pungens Calflora

Taxon Report

Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Nutt. ex Rydb.

(not an active name)

Granite gilia, Granite prickly phlox, Mountain prickly phlox, Prickly phlox

1998 Larry Blakely

Leptodactylon pungens is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Linanthus pungens


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1712 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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JEF + PLANTS	Linanthus pungens

Information about Leptodactylon pungens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LIPU11) 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
photos / record / common / links 7269 3192 0001 0051:! 1998 Larry Blakely:! null:!

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).