Linanthus jaegeri

San jacinto linanthus, San Jacinto Linanthus

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

San jacinto linanthus is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the San Jacinto Mountains in dry rocky areas at elevations of 2,900 to 3,000 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white flowers with funnel-shaped corollas 17 to 30 millimeters long, featuring oblanceolate lobes 7 to 9 millimeters across. Growing as a compact tufted herb 2 to 10 centimeters tall with glandular-hairy stems, it forms dense clusters in rocky terrain. Its opposite leaves are divided into 3 pinnate linear lobes 10 to 15 millimeters long with sharp tips, creating a delicate, intricate foliage structure. The small plant produces fruit less than the length of its calyx, containing 12 to 30 seeds packed into its compact form.

Habitat: dry rocky areas

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 2900-3000 m

Bioregions: SnJt.

California counties: Riverside, 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.