Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Leptosiphon nuttallii (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson |
Synonyms | Gillia nuttallii A.Gray |
Linanthus nuttallii (A.Gray) Greene | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | strong, woody taproot, main leaves incised into linear, spinose segments, flowers in compact terminal raceme |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
nuttallii howellii (T.W.Nelson & R.Patt.) L.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson, ibid.
nuttallii pubescens (R.Patt.) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson, ibid.
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