Linanthus jaegeri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Linanthus jaegeri (Munz) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson

San jacinto linanthus

2019 Matt Berger

2012 Keir Morse

Linanthus jaegeri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Leptodactylon jaegeri

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~29 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Gilia jaegeri
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Leptodactylon jaegeri

Information about Linanthus jaegeri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LIJA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 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: 07/09/2025).