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Linanthus watsonii (syn. Leptodactylon watsonii) occurs typically in rock crevices as here over a wide elevational range (foothill to subalpine). These woody subshrubs are typically pulvinate-caespitose, with sharp, opposite leaves in bundles. Also called "Watson's prickly phlox." Utah is at the center of the range of this western U.S. species. It is scattered over a wide range in Utah from the Colorado Plateau to the Wasatch but is nonetheless not particularly common. It is also found in Nevada and peripherally in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Arizona. January 11, 2014, Millcreek Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, steep cliffs, south-facing, with only a few plants of this species represented, at approx. 6,030 ft elev.
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Nevada, United States
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California, United States
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Blue River, Colorado, United States
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California, United States
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California, United States
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California, United States
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Pima Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona. April 11, 2010
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Nevada, United States
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Nevada, United States
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Phlox stolonifera. Photographed at the National Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Garden. Photographer: Dexter Hinckley.
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Linanthus watsonii (A.Gray) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson (syn. Leptodactylon watsonii (Gray) Rydb.). Also referred to as Watson's slenderlobe and Watson's prickly phlox. Moved from Leptodactylon to Linanthus in 2000 by Porter (although the two genera are close).July 25, 2009, Wasatch range, Little Cottonwood Canyon, 8500+ ft, Salt Lake Co., UtahTo some degree superficially resembles Phlox hoodii and like P. hoodii has marcescent leaves (shown above) and both have spine shaped leaves, however, L. watsonii has 6-merous (sometimes 5-merous) flowers (unfortunately not apparent in the picture above) compared to the 5-lobed flowers of P. hoodii and, among other things, has opposite palmately cleft leaves in 3-9 rigid segments that are spinulose and the central one is the longest and are up to 2 cm long whereas P. hoodii has shorter, more singular appearing opposite leaves usu. less than 1 cm long leaves that are not divided into palmate clefts; both can grow over a wide elevational range,L. watsonii normally grows in rock crevices whereas P. hoodii normally grows in dry/open places.
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California, United States
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Ipomopsis aggregata var. aggregata (Pursh) Grant (syn. Gilia aggregata var. aggregata ). Also known as Skyrocket gilia. Growing in mainly Gambel's oak leaf litter. Large withered Wyethia leaf at bottom/right.This is a biennial (or short-lived perennial) and the first year's growth is characterized by a a basal rosette (not uncommon with a number of plant species) as above; the plant then flowers the following year after which its life cycle is complete.August 27, 2011, Mt. Olympus (northwestern side), Z-trail, Wasatch Mtns, Salt Lake County, Utah at about 5,855 ft. elev.
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California, United States
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Austin, Texas, United States
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United States
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Oakland, California, United States
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close up image of Phlox glaberrima interior MARSH PHLOX at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - top down view of a single flower as it blooms, reproductive organs have not grown to where they protrude beyond the floral tubeThis species is featured in the soon-to-be-published book, Elusive Splendor: Wildflowers of the Tall Grass Prairie. Contact frank@black-sweater-art.com for more information.
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Nevada, United States
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Boone, North Carolina, United States