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Linanthus concinnus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Polemoniaceae

Scientific name
  
Linanthus concinnus

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Linanthus

Higher classification
  
Linanthus

Similar
  
Linanthus, Polemoniaceae, Linanthus demissus, Linanthus dichotomus, Linanthus dianthiflorus

Linanthus concinnus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name San Gabriel linanthus. It is endemic to the San Gabriel Mountains in the Los Angeles area, where it occurs in dry, rocky habitat in chaparral and forest habitat. This is a small annual herb producing a thin, hairy, glandular stem no more than about 12 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into narrow, threadlike linear lobes up to 1.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cluster of 3 to 7 funnel-shaped flowers. The lobes of the corolla are up to a centimeter long and white with 2 magenta marks at the base of each.

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Linanthus concinnus Wikipedia