Leptosiphon pygmaeus

Pygmy linanthus

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Pygmy linanthus is a California native annual found in dry, open areas at low to moderate elevations. Flowering from April to June, this delicate plant produces white or pale blue flowers with small funnel-shaped corollas. Growing with slender, branching stems just 2 to 10 centimeters tall, it forms tiny, thread-like clusters near the base of the plant. Its leaves are composed of extremely fine, thread-like lobes 2 to 6 millimeters long, giving the plant a wispy, fragile appearance. Each flower emerges individually on slender pedicels 4 to 15 millimeters long, creating a subtle and intricate botanical display.

California counties: Tehama, Mendocino, Glenn, Trinity, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, Nevada, Santa Clara, Lake, Tulare, Ventura, Monterey

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