Latin name: Leptosiphon breviculus (A. Gray) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson Pronunciation: lep-toe-SY-fon brev-IK-yoo-lus Common name: Mojave linanthus Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox) Habitat: Deserts and dry montane areas below 7500', open slopes, yellow pine forest, pinyon-juniper and joshua tree woodland, San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts and adjacent Mojave Desert Blooming period: May to August Name derivations: 1) Leptosiphon 2) breviculus Formerly Linanthus breviculus |
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