Linanthus bigelovii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Linanthus bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene

Bigelow's linanthus

2006 James M. Andre

2011 Jean Pawek

Linanthus bigelovii is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~432 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Linanthus
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Gilia bigelovii

Information about Linanthus bigelovii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LIBI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/20/2025).