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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