Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Linanthus dianthiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names fringed linanthus and ground pink. It is endemic to southern California, where it can be found in many types of local open habitat, such as chaparral and coastal sage scrub. This is an annual herb producing a very thin, hairy stem no more than about 12 centimeters long. The leaves are linear to threadlike and unlobed, reaching up to 2 centimeters long. The flower cluster bears several leaves and one or more flowers with hairy leaflike sepals. Each flower has pale pink lobes with fringed or toothed tips and purple spots at the bases. The throat of the flower has yellow and white coloration.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 - 8 in Tall

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Color

Pink, White, Yellow

Flowering season

Winter, Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Site type

Open places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Buckwheat Borer Moth

Synanthedon polygoni