Porter & L.A. Johnson ssp. continentalis (Raven)
J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson
Pronunciation: lep-toe-SY-fon pig-MEE-us kon-tin-
EN-tal-is
Common name: Pygmy linanthus
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry slopes to 5000', chaparral, yellow pine
forest, San Diego Co. north, Tehachapi Mts
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Leptosiphon
2) pygmaeus 3) continentalis
Formerly Linanthus pygmaeus ssp. continentalis