Linanthus aureus Calflora

Taxon Report

Linanthus aureus (Nutt.) Greene

(not an active name)

Golden gilia, Golden linanthus

2003 Dianne Fristrom

Linanthus aureus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

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PLANTS	Leptosiphon aureus ssp. aureus
ICPN	Leptosiphon aureus

Information about Linanthus aureus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LEAUA3) 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: 12/22/2024).