Linanthus demissus (Desert Linanthus, Humble Gilia, Desert Snow)

 3/25/05 Gravelly wash roadside off Hwy. 178, 1 mile west of Shoshone just outside Death Valley National Park boundary, 
Inyo County, CA

3/25/05

 3/25/05

 3/25/05

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Desert Linanthus, Humble Gilia, Desert Snow

SPECIES: Linanthus demissus

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/25/2005

LOCATION: Gravelly wash roadside off Hwy. 178 between Shoshone and Salsberry Pass, 1 mile west of Shoshone just outside Death Valley National Park boundary, Inyo County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Annual

Stem decumbent, 2–10 cm, hairy or glandular

Leaf: lobes 6–10 mm, hairy or glabrous

Inflorescence: clusters, terminal, bracted; flowers generally sessile

Flower: calyx 3–4 mm, tube obscure, lobes membrane margined; corolla bell-shaped, tube 1–2 mm, white or yellow green, throat, 4–6 mm, white or light yellow, lobes 2–3 mm, white with 2 purple lines at base; stamens included

Ecology: Limestone soils, desert pavement, sandy areas

Elevation: < 1700 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Mojave Desert 

Distribution outside California: to Utah, Arizona

Flowering time: Mar–May