Linanthus liniflorus Calflora

Taxon Report

Linanthus liniflorus (Benth.) Greene

(not an active name)

Flax flowered linanthus, Narrowflower flaxflower

2008 Dee E. Warenycia

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

also called Leptosiphon liniflorus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~872 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


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

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

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JEF + PLANTS	Leptosiphon liniflorus

Information about Linanthus liniflorus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LELI14) 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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Suggested Citation

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: 05/22/2025).