Linanthus killipii

Baldwin lake linanthus, Baldwin Lake Linanthus

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Baldwin lake linanthus is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in central San Bernardino Mountains at Baldwin Lake in dry openings of pinyon and juniper woodland at elevations of 1,700 to 2,400 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces yellow and white flowers with a distinctive red mark at the base of the white corolla lobes. Growing with hairy stems 5 to 15 centimeters tall, it forms delicate, compact plants in high-elevation desert habitats. Its leaves are finely divided with linear lobes 3 to 10 millimeters long, creating a delicate, lacy appearance. The small funnel-shaped flowers have a yellow tube and throat, with white lobes measuring 3 to 4 millimeters long.

Habitat: dry openings in pinyon/juniper woodland

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 1700-2400 m

Bioregions: c SnBr (Baldwin Lake).

California counties: San Bernardino

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