Linanthus nuttallii Calflora

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Linanthus nuttallii (A. Gray) Milliken

(not an active name)

Nuttall's linanthus

Linanthus nuttallii is a perennial 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: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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PLANTS	Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii
OTHER	Leptosiphon nuttallii

Information about Linanthus nuttallii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (LENUN) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/06/2025).