Leptosiphon nuttallii subsp. pubescens

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Nuttall's leptosiphon is a California native perennial found in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains in dry flats and forest openings at elevations of 2,800 to 3,500 meters. Flowering from June to August, this delicate plant produces pale flowers with gray-green, densely hairy foliage. Growing with slender stems up to 20 centimeters tall, it forms small, compact clusters in alpine and subalpine environments. Its leaves are distinctively divided into 5 to 10 millimeter lobes, covered in soft gray-green hairs that give the plant a soft, muted appearance. The plant's intricate structure and subtle coloration make it a charming component of high-elevation mountain landscapes.

Habitat: dry flats, openings in forest

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 2800-3500 m

Bioregions: SNE

California counties: Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.