Polemoniaceae
Fringed linanthus
Linanthus dianthiflorus
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Linanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fringed linanthus
Synonyms
- Fenzlia concinna Nutt.
- Fenzlia dianthiflora Benth.
- Fenzlia speciosa Nutt.
- Gilia dianthiflora (Benth.) Benth.
- Gilia dianthiflora (Benth.) Steud.
- Gilia dianthoides Endl.
- Gilia dianthoides var. alba Orcutt
- Gilia dianthoides var. farinosa Brand
- Gilia fenzlia Steud.
- Linanthus dianthiflorus subsp. dianthiflorus
- Linanthus dianthiflorus subsp. farinosus (Brand) H.Mason
- Navarretia dianthiflora (Benth.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pat Farris, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eli Dickerson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karen Fraser, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aaron H, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Danny Mccamish, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cayman Lanzone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Scriven, 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.