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Mat prickly gilia (Linanthus caespitosus)

Description

Linanthus caespitosus is a blue wool species that was first described by Thomas Nuttall, and got its current name of JM Porter and LA Johnson. Linanthus caespitosus is included in the Linanthus genus and the Polemoniaceae family. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Polemoniaceae

              • Genus: Linanthus