Linanthus killipii
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Linanthus killipii is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name Baldwin Lake linanthus. It is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains
of southern California
, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake
near Big Bear
. It is a member of the flora in the rare quartz
pebble plain habitat type, and other local mountain habitat. This is a small annual herb producing a hairy stem no more than about 15 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each up to one centimeter in length. The inflorescence
is an array of a few tiny flowers, each funnel-shaped with white lobes marked with purple at the bases and joined at a yellow throat.
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 Baldwin Lake linanthus. It is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino Mountains
The San Bernardino Mountains are a short transverse mountain range north and east of San Bernardino in Southern California in the United States. The mountains run for approximately 60 miles east-west on the southern edge of the Mojave Desert in southwestern San Bernardino County, north of the...
of southern 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...
, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake
Baldwin Lake, California
Baldwin Lake is a natural, intermittent, alkali lake in a valley of the San Bernardino Mountains, in San Bernardino County, California. The depth of Baldwin Lake's lowest point is approximately 25 feet . At its widest, the lake is more than a mile across...
near Big Bear
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake is a reservoir in the San Bernardino Mountains, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. At a surface elevation of , it has an east-west length of approximately 7 miles and is approximately 2.5 miles at its widest measurement, though the lake's width mostly averages a...
. It is a member of the flora in the rare quartz
Quartz
Quartz is the second-most-abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. There are many different varieties of quartz,...
pebble plain habitat type, and other local mountain habitat. This is a small annual herb producing a hairy stem no more than about 15 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each up to one centimeter in length. 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...
is an array of a few tiny flowers, each funnel-shaped with white lobes marked with purple at the bases and joined at a yellow throat.