Leptosiphon nuttallii (Nuttall's Linanthus, Bushy Linanthus)

 7/10/07 Rock Creek, Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat Trailhead, 
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/10/07 Rock Creek

7/4/16 Above seep off Rock Creek Rd., Inyo National Forest, 

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

 7/6/02 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

  

 7/7/05 McGee Creek Canyon Trail, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

 7/7/05 McGee Creek Canyon Trail

 7/7/05 South Lake Road, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

7/1/05 South Lake Road

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Nuttall's Linanthus, Bushy Linanthus

SPECIES: Leptosiphon nuttallii

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/6/2002

LOCATION: Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Perennial, hairy

Stems many, 10–20 cm

Leaf: lobes generally 5, linear

Inflorescence: cluster, terminal, bracted; flowers generally sessile

Flower: calyx 8–9 mm, membrane generally obscure, 1/2 calyx length; corolla funnel-shaped, tube included in calyx, white or light yellow, throat yellow, lobes 4–5 mm, white; stamens included or slightly exserted; stigmas slightly exerted

Ecology: Dry flats, openings in forest, sometimes on serpentine

Elevation: 500–3500 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, Outer North Coast Ranges, High North Coast Ranges, High Cascade Range, Warner Mountains, East of Sierra Nevada 

Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, Rocky Mtns, n Mexico

Generally self-pollinated

Recent taxonomic note: *Leptosiphon nuttallii (A. Gray) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson