Calflora Taxon Report
Langloisia setosissima  (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
Bristly langloisia, Great basin langloisia, Lilac sunbonnet
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2023 Mike Russler
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2017 Aaron Echols
Langloisia setosissima is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Langloisia
Family: Polemoniaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Range, Taxonomy: Langloisia setosissima, the bristly langloisia, bristly-calico, Great Basin langloisia or lilac sunbonnets, is a flowering plant, the sole species in the genus Langloisia in the family Polemoniaceae. It is native to the western United States and north western Mexico,[1] where it is found in desert washes and on rocky slopes and plains from eastern Oregon and Idaho, south via Nevada and Utah to eastern California and Arizona. The genus name of Langloisia is in honour of Auguste Berthélemy Langlois (1832–1900), who was a French-born American clergyman and botanist.[2] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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