Calflora Taxon Report
Linanthus pungens  (Torr.) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson
Granite prickly phlox
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2013 James Gonsman
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2023 Frank Aguado-Sovich
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2015 James Gonsman
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2016 James Gonsman
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2019 Susan McDougall
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2018 Matt Berger
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2018 Matt Berger
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2016 Richard Spjut
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2023 Mike Russler
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2023 Donald Burk
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2022 Julie A. Kierstead
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2020 David Greenberger
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Linanthus pungens is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Linanthus
Family: Polemoniaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFCantua pungens
PLANTSGilia hallii
PLANTSGilia pungens var. hookeri
PLANTSGilia pungens
PLANTSLeptodactylon hazeliae
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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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