Linanthus


Linanthus is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae. The species are found in western North America and in Chile, with the greatest diversity in California.
The stems are erect, with multiple branches arising directly from the base, and grow 2–15 cm tall. The leaves are stem-like and opposite, with shapes ranging from entire to palmately lobed, the 3-9 lobes being linear to lanceolate or spatulate. Flowers have a tubular calyx, and the corolla may be funnel- or bell-shaped, or.
The genus name is from the Greek for "flax flower", since the flowers superficially resemble those of flax. The genus has recently been split, with many of the species formerly included now transferred to the genus Leptosiphon.

Species

26 species are accepted.Linanthus arenicola Linanthus bellus Linanthus bernardinus Linanthus bigelovii Linanthus caespitosus Linanthus californicus Linanthus campanulatus Linanthus concinnus Linanthus demissus Linanthus dianthiflorus Linanthus dichotomus Linanthus filiformis Linanthus glaber Linanthus graciosus Linanthus inyoensis Linanthus jaegeri Linanthus jonesii Linanthus killipii Linanthus maricopensis Linanthus orcuttii Linanthus parryae Linanthus pungens Linanthus veatchii Linanthus viscainensis

Formerly placed here

Leptosiphon acicularis Leptosiphon ambiguus Leptosiphon androsaceus Leptosiphon bicolor Leptosiphon bolanderi Leptosiphon breviculus Leptosiphon ciliatus Leptosiphon filipes Leptosiphon floribundus Leptosiphon grandiflorus Leptosiphon harknessii Leptosiphon lemmonii Leptosiphon liniflorus Leptosiphon montanus Leptosiphon nudatus Leptosiphon nuttallii Leptosiphon oblanceolatus Leptosiphon pachyphyllus Leptosiphon parviflorus Leptosiphon pygmaeus Leptosiphon rattanii Leptosiphon septentrionalis Leptosiphon serrulatus