Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Linanthus hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov |
Native Range | sw. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | ramose, densely leafy, in the upper part pubescent, leaves 5-9-partite, segments subulate, rigid, acerose, flowers numerous, sessile, terminal or lateral, corolla turbinate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Cantua pungens var. hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) Howell Gilia hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) Benth. Gilia pungens var. hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) A.Gray Leptodactylon hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens var. hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) Jeps. Leptodactylon pungens ssp. hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) Wherry Linanthus pungens ssp. hookeri (Douglas ex Hook.) J.M.Porter & R.Patt. Phlox hookeri Douglas ex Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 73 (1837) |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |