Linanthus pungens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Linanthus pungens (Torr.) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson

Granite prickly phlox

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

also called Leptodactylon pungens


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1765 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. hallii ... ssp. pulchriflorus
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, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cantua pungens
PLANTS	Gilia hallii
PLANTS	Gilia pungens var. hookeri
PLANTS	Gilia pungens
PLANTS	Leptodactylon hazeliae
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Information about Linanthus pungens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LIPU11) 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 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: 03/29/2025).