Polemoniaceae
Harkness' flaxflower
Leptosiphon harknessii
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Leptosiphon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Harkness' flaxflower
Synonyms
- Gilia harknessii Curran
- Gilia pharnaceoides var. harknessii (Curran) M.E.Jones
- Linanthus harknessii (Curran) Greene
- Linanthus harknessii subsp. condensatus H.Mason
- Navarretia harknessii (Curran) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Genevieve K. Walden, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.