| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Linanthus californicus (Hook. & Arn.) J.M.Porter |
| Bibliography | Aliso 19: 82 (2000) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 300-1700m |
| Description | leaves crowded on nodes, palmately 5-9-lobate, each lobe 3-12mm long, aristate, flowers 15-25mm across, in axils of upper leaves |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | lavender-blue, pink |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Gilia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. Leptodactylon californicum Hook. & Arn. Leptodactylon californicum ssp. brevitrichomum P.J.Gordon-Reedy Navarretia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |