Leptosiphon nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Nuttall's linanthus.
It is native to much of western North America, including the Western United States from California to New Mexico and Montana, and Northwestern Mexico.USDA: 'Leptosiphon nuttallii It is known from many types of habitat.
It is native to the Klamath Mountains, Northern California Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada in Northern California; and the Inyo Mountains, Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and White Mountains in Southern California. Calflora: 'Leptosiphon nuttallii
Description Leptosiphon nuttallii is a perennial herb producing a patch of small, hairy stems up to about 20 centimeters tall. Each leaf is divided into usually five very narrow, needlelike lobes.
The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers, each with white corolla lobes about half a centimeter long each joined at a yellowish throat.
Taxonomy Leptosiphon nuttallii was scientifically described in 1870 by Asa Gray as a species of Gilia named Gilia nuttallii. It was moved several times by various botanists before being placed in the Leptosiphon genus in 2000 by James Mark Porter and Leigh Alma Johnson. Along with the rest of its genus it is classified in the Polemoniaceae family.
Subspecies According to Plants of the World Online three subspecies are accepted:
Leptosiphon nuttallii subsp. howellii, Mt. Tedoc linanthus — a rare subspecies known from just a few populations deep within the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness in the Klamath Mountains, Northern California.Calflora: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. howellii It is California Department of Fish and Wildlife and IUCN listed Endangered species, and is on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Leptosiphon nuttallii . accessed 2.28.2016. Leptosiphon nuttallii subsp. nuttallii – The most widespread, from Baja California to Montana. Leptosiphon nuttallii subsp. pubescens – endemic to the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Great Basin region in California and Nevada.Calflora: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. pubescens
Leptosiphon nuttallii has synonyms of the species or its three subspecies, including six species names.
Table of Synonyms Name Year Rank Synonym of: Notes Gilia nuttallii 1870 species L. nuttallii ≡ hom. Gilia nuttallii var. arida 1921 variety subsp. nuttallii = het. Gilia nuttallii var. floribunda 1935 variety subsp. nuttallii = het. Gilia nuttallii subvar. floribunda 1907 subvariety subsp. nuttallii = het. Gilia nuttallii var. montana 1907 variety subsp. nuttallii = het. Gilia nuttallii var. parviflora 1907 variety subsp. nuttallii = het. Leptodactylon nuttallii 1906 species subsp. nuttallii = het. Leptosiphon nuttallii var. howellii 2023 variety subsp. howellii ≡ hom. Leptosiphon nuttallii var. pubescens 2023 variety subsp. pubescens ≡ hom. Linanthastrum nuttallii 1942 species L. nuttallii ≡ hom. Linanthastrum nuttallii subsp. pubescens 2010 subspecies subsp. pubescens ≡ hom. Linanthastrum nuttallii var. pubescens 1984 variety subsp. pubescens ≡ hom. Linanthus nuttallii 1904 species L. nuttallii ≡ hom. Linanthus nuttallii subsp. howellii 1985 subspecies subsp. howellii ≡ hom. Linanthus nuttallii subsp. pubescens 1977 subspecies subsp. pubescens ≡ hom. Linanthus nuttallii subsp. tenuilobus 1977 subspecies subsp. nuttallii = het. Navarretia nuttallii 1891 species L. nuttallii ≡ hom. Siphonella nuttallii 1912 species L. nuttallii ≡ hom. Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym
Names The species name, nuttallii, is the Latinized surname of the naturalist Thomas Nuttall. Leptosiphon nuttallii is known by the common names buslty desert-gold, bushy leptosiphon, and Nuttall's linanthus.
Range Leptosiphon nuttallii is native to northwestern Mexico and the western United States. In Mexico it grows in Baja California Sur in the Sierra de la Laguna mountains at the southern end of the Baja Peninsula. It also is known from the state of Sonora. In the United States it is widespread, growing in all the southwestern states as far east as New Mexico and the northwestern US as far north Washington and Montana.
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Calflora Database: Leptosiphon nuttallii (Nuttall's linanthus) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon nuttallii UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon nuttallii