| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Linanthus caespitosus (Nutt.) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson |
| Bibliography | Aliso 19: 82 (2000) |
| Native Range | w. USA to Nebraska |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1100-1600m |
| Description | leaves dense, opposite, 2-3-lobate, spinose, 3-6mm, glabrous or glandular, flowers solitary, terminal, tubular, 1-2cm long, lobes spreading |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pinkish white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Gilia caespitosa (Nutt.) A.Nelson Gilia pungens var. caespitosa (Nutt.) A.Gray Leptodactylon caespitosum Nutt. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |