Leptosiphon aureus ssp. decorus (White Golden Gilia, White Desert Trumpets)

 4/27/01 Sandy wash near primitive campsites, Trilobite Wilderness (BLM), E. Mojave, San Bernardino County, CA

4/27/01 Trilobite Wilderness

4/28/01 Abundant near primitive campsite off road, 8 miles south of Hole-in-the-Wall off Black Canyon Road, Mojave National Preserve (E. Mojave), San Bernardino County, CA

 4/28/01 Black Canyon Road

4/28/01 Black Canyon Road

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: White Golden Gilia, White Desert Trumpets

SPECIES: Leptosiphon aureus ssp. decorus

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/27/2001

LOCATION: Abundant near primitive campsite off road, 8 miles south of Hole-in-the-Wall off Black Canyon Road, Mojave National Preserve (E. Mojave), San Bernardino County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Annual

Stem thread-like, glabrous or hairy, sometimes glandular

Leaf: lobes 3–6 mm, linear

Inflorescence: flower solitary; peduncle 5–15 mm, thread-like

Flower: calyx 4–6 mm, membrane wider than ribs; corolla funnel-shaped, tube 3–5 mm, ring of hairs inside and outside, lobes 5–7 mm, oblanceolate; stamens attached in throat; stigmas 3–4 mm, excerpted. Corolla tube, lobes white or cream, throat maroon

Ecology: Pinyon-pine/oak/juniper woodland, desert flats

Elevation: < 2000 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Desert  

Distribution outside California: to New Mexico, Baja California

Both subspp. occur in generally same range but rarely occur together

Recent taxonomic note: *Leptosiphon aureus (Nutt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson subsp. decorus (A. Gray) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

Horticultural information: TRY.