Latin name: Linanthus maculatus (Parish) Milliken ssp. maculatus
Pronunciation: lie-NAN-thus mak-yoo-LAY-tus
Common name: Little San Bernardino Mountains linanthus
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Sandy flats to 3500', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Little San Bernardino Mts
Blooming period: April to May
Name derivations: 1) Linanthus 2) maculatus
NOTE: The latest Jepson eflora revision 9 recognizes another ssp. of this taxon, emaculatus, which is in Imperial and San Diego Counties.
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