Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata (Lilac Sunbonnet)

4/27/01 Near primitive campsites off dirt track 5.2 miles south of Hole-in-the-Wall from Black Canyon Road, Mojave National Preserve (E. Mojave), San Bernardino County, CA

 4/27/01 Near primitive campsites 1 mile from gas pipeline turnoff from south Kelbaker Rd., 

Trilobite Wilderness (BLM), San Bernardino County, CA

 4/27/01 Trilobite Wilderness

4/27/01 Trilobite Wilderness

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Lilac Sunbonnet

SPECIES: Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/27/2001

LOCATION: Abundant near primitive campsites 1 mile from gas pipeline turnoff from south Kelbaker Rd., Trilobite Wilderness (BLM), San Bernardino County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Flower: corolla white to light blue with purple dots, lobes 1/2 to nearly = tube, generally 2 yellow spots in middle of each; stamens > 3 mm

Ecology: Common. Desert washes, flats, slopes, gravelly to sandy soils

Elevation: < 1800 m.  

Bioregional distribution: East of Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert 

Distribution outside California: to Nevada

Flowering time: Mar–Jun

Smaller-flowered populations in w ID, eastern OR

Horticultural information: TRY.