Polemoniaceae
Narrowflower flaxflower
Leptosiphon liniflorus
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Leptosiphon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Narrowflower flaxflower
Synonyms
- Dactylophyllum liniflorum (Benth.) A.Heller
- Gilia liniflora Benth.
- Gilia liniflora f. pharnaceoides (Benth.) Voss
- Gilia liniflora subsp. eu-liniflora Brand
- Gilia liniflora subsp. pharnaceoides Brand
- Gilia liniflora var. filipes Brand
- Gilia liniflora var. pharnaceoides (Benth.) A.Gray
- Gilia pharnaceoides Benth.
- Linanthus liniflorus Greene
- Linanthus liniflorus subsp. pharnaceoides (Benth.) H.Mason
- Linanthus liniflorus var. pharnaceoides (Benth.) Hoover
- Linanthus liniflorus var. vallicola Jeps.
- Linanthus pharnaceoides Greene
- Navarretia liniflora (Benth.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 251 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: clynbrown1, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Genevieve K. Walden, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rajan Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Russ Namitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.