This plant has been called a shrub or a perennialherb with an especially woody base. It produces several stems which may grow erect or may be short and spreading, forming a mat. Mat-forming plants are more common at higher elevations. When erect it can reach 80 centimetres (2+7⁄12 ft) in height but is usually shorter. The stems are densely covered in solid, narrow, sharp-pointed leaves. Flowers are solitary or grow in clusters at the ends of the stems. Each funnel-shaped flower is 1 to 2.5 cm (3⁄8 to 1 in) long and may be white, cream, yellowish, or pinkish in color. The flowers generally open at night, when they are pollinated by moths.[5] The flowers and herbage are aromatic. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule with three valves, each valve holding about 5 to 10 seeds.[4]
^ abcInnes, Robin J. (2010) Linanthus pungens. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved 11-28-2011.
^Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 114. ISBN0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
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linanthus, pungens, leptodactylon, pungens, species, flowering, plant, phlox, family, known, common, names, granite, prickly, phlox, granite, gilia, native, western, north, america, from, british, columbia, baja, california, east, montana, mexico, conservation. Linanthus pungens syn Leptodactylon pungens is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names granite prickly phlox and granite gilia It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California and east to Montana and New Mexico 1 2 3 4 Linanthus pungensConservation statusSecure NatureServe Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder EricalesFamily PolemoniaceaeGenus LinanthusSpecies L pungensBinomial nameLinanthus pungens Torr J M Porter amp L A JohnsonSynonymsGilia halliiGilia pungensLeptodactylon halliiLeptodactylon hazeliaeLeptodactylon lilacinumLeptodactylon pungensThis plant has been called a shrub or a perennial herb with an especially woody base It produces several stems which may grow erect or may be short and spreading forming a mat Mat forming plants are more common at higher elevations When erect it can reach 80 centimetres 2 7 12 ft in height but is usually shorter The stems are densely covered in solid narrow sharp pointed leaves Flowers are solitary or grow in clusters at the ends of the stems Each funnel shaped flower is 1 to 2 5 cm 3 8 to 1 in long and may be white cream yellowish or pinkish in color The flowers generally open at night when they are pollinated by moths 5 The flowers and herbage are aromatic The fruit is a cylindrical capsule with three valves each valve holding about 5 to 10 seeds 4 This plant occurs in pine forests pinyon juniper woodlands sagebrush steppe and grasslands and their ecotones It can be found in subalpine and alpine climates It can be found in mountain passes and high elevation fell fields and in lower elevation desert washes It can tolerate a wide range of conditions from harsh winters on exposed mountain slopes to hot summers in desert valleys It is more common in dry climates with low levels of precipitation and it is tolerant of drought The plant grows in poor shallow rocky sandy and salty soils sometimes in thin layers of soil overlying bedrock It can grow and is common on volcanic soils such as pumice lava and andesite It is a dominant species in some areas for example the white pine mountain hemlock forests and shrublands in El Dorado County California and the sagebrush near the U S Sheep Experiment Station in eastern Idaho 4 References edit Linanthus pungens Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture Retrieved 2011 11 28 Linanthus pungens USDA Plants Profile Retrieved 11 28 2011 Leptodactylon pungens Jepson Manual Treatment Retrieved 11 28 2011 a b c Innes Robin J 2010 Linanthus pungens In Fire Effects Information System Online U S Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Fire Sciences Laboratory Retrieved 11 28 2011 Taylor Ronald J 1994 1992 Sagebrush Country A Wildflower Sanctuary rev ed Missoula MT Mountain Press Pub Co p 114 ISBN 0 87842 280 3 OCLC 25708726 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linanthus pungens CalPhotos Photo Gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Linanthus pungens amp oldid 1195216934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
