Linanthus inyoensis
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Linanthus inyoensis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name Inyo gilia. It is native to eastern California
and western Nevada
, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of habitat at the western edge of the Great Basin
where it meets the Sierra Nevada. This petite herb grows up to 10 centimeters tall, its hair-thin stem glandular on the upper parts and coated in white hairs below. The leaves are just a few millimeters long, oval in shape, sometimes with a few teeth on the edges, and somewhat hairy. The inflorescence
generally bears one pair of small, white flowers with tiny stamen
s protruding from their yellow throats.
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
known by the common name Inyo gilia. It is native to eastern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and western Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of habitat at the western edge of the Great Basin
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...
where it meets the Sierra Nevada. This petite herb grows up to 10 centimeters tall, its hair-thin stem glandular on the upper parts and coated in white hairs below. The leaves are just a few millimeters long, oval in shape, sometimes with a few teeth on the edges, and somewhat hairy. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
generally bears one pair of small, white flowers with tiny stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s protruding from their yellow throats.