Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Leptosiphon nuttallii (A. Gray) J.M. Porter
(Nuttall's Desert Phlox, Nuttall's Desert Trumpets)


Family: Polemoniaceae

Synonyms:
Leptosiphon nuttallii (A. Gray) J.M. Porter subsp. tenuilobus (R. Patterson) ined.
Leptodactylon nuttallii (A. Gray) Rydberg
Linanthus nuttallii (Gray) Greene ex Milligen subsp. tenuilobus R. Patterson

Leptosiphon nuttallii is branched from the base. The branches are erect and the leaves are whorled at each node. The petals are white, the tube mostly obscured by the sepals. Leptosiphon nuttallii is found along streambeds at middle elevation.
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Leptosiphon nuttallii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon



Leptosiphon nuttallii, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Oct. 6, 2008



Leptosiphon nuttallii, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, July 23, 2009



Leptosiphon nuttallii, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, July 23, 2009



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