Polemoniaceae

Watson's prickly phlox

Linanthus watsonii (A.Gray) Wherry

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Linanthus

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Watson's prickly phlox (Linanthus watsonii) — FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Watson's prickly phlox
Vietnamese: Leptodactylon watsonii

Synonyms

Gilia watsonii A.Gray
Navarretia watsonii (A.Gray) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: crothfels, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: brunsonm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: crothfels, 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.