Linanthus concinnus

San gabriel linanthus, San Gabriel Linanthus

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

San gabriel linanthus is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in the San Gabriel Mountains on dry rocky slopes at elevations of 1,700 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces delicate white flowers with a yellow throat marked by two distinctive dark purple spots at the base of the petals. Growing with tiny glandular-hairy stems 1 to 12 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters of 3 to 7 flowers. Its opposite to slightly alternate leaves have linear lobes 8 to 15 millimeters long, creating a delicate, intricate appearance. The small obovoid fruits remain shorter than the ten-millimeter calyx, containing 6 to 12 non-gelatinous seeds.

Habitat: dry rocky slopes

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 1700-2800 m

Bioregions: SnGb.

California counties: Los Angeles, 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.