PLANTS Profile for Linanthus caespitosus (mat prickly phlox)

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PLANTS Profile

Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson
mat prickly phlox

Symbol:

LICA36

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polemoniaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

Leptodactylon caespitosum

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

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Synonyms:
Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

LECA6

Leptodactylon caespitosum Nutt.

mat prickly phlox

Distribution:
Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson


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Related Taxa:
Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

View 21 genera in Polemoniaceae, 20 species in Linanthus

Classification:
Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Polemoniaceae – Phlox family
Genus	Linanthus Benth. – linanthus
Species	Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson – mat prickly phlox

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 07:01 AM CDT