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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Genus
  
Langloisia

Higher classification
  
Langloisia

Order
  
Ericales

Family
  
Polemoniaceae

Scientific name
  
Langloisia setosissima

Rank
  
Species

Langloisia FileLangloisia setosissima 12jpg Wikimedia Commons

Similar
  
Loeseliastrum, Eriastrum, Allophyllum, Aliciella, Saltugilia

Langloisia setosissima (bristly langloisia, bristly-calico, Great Basin langloisia or lilac sunbonnets) is a flowering plant, the sole species in the genus Langloisia in the family Polemoniaceae. It is native to the western United States, where it is found in desert washes and on rocky slopes and plains from eastern Oregon and Idaho south to eastern California and Arizona.

Langloisia Langloisia setosissima Wikiwand

It is an annual plant, growing to 4-20 cm tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, linear, 2-3 cm long, densely bristly and with a toothed margin. The flowers are white to light blue or pale purple in color, 1.5-2 cm diameter, with a deeply five-lobed corolla.

Langloisia wwwworldbotanicalcomLangloisia1varsetojpg

There are two subspecies:

  • Langloisia setosissima subsp. setosissima. Flowers with a uniformly colored corolla, possibly showing faint patterns of dots and stripes.
  • Langloisia setosissima subsp. punctata (syn. Langloisia lanata, Langloisia punctata). Flowers with a corolla spotted with darker purple and yellow.

  • Langloisia FileLangloisia setosissima flower 20050401jpg Wikimedia Commons
    Langloisia White Rhatany Krameria grayi DesertUSA

    Langloisia Bristly Langloisia Langloisia setosissima ssp setosissima DesertUSA

    References

    Langloisia Wikipedia