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Linanthus pungens

(Torr.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson

Granite Prickly-phlox

G5Secure Found in 173 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140170
Element CodePDPLM08040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusLinanthus
Synonyms
Leptodactylon pungens(Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
Other Common Names
granite prickly phlox (EN) Leptodactyle piquant (FR) Prickly Phlox (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-07-09
Change Date1985-09-06
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in open, dry, rocky, or sandy areas, from plains to sagebrush desert, to moderate elevations in the drier mountains (Knoke and Giblin, 2022).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceousDesert
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
NevadaS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IdahoS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (173)
California (112)
AreaForestAcres
Andrews Mtn.Inyo National Forest9,912
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Butt Mtn.Lassen National Forest8,217
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Callahan FlowModoc National Forest6,618
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
Chineese Camp (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,339
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cub CreekLassen National Forest8,643
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Deep WellsInyo National Forest7,681
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
Dexter CanyonInyo National Forest17,053
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
Dobie FlatModoc National Forest15,079
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
EbbettsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest255
Excelsior (CA)Inyo National Forest45,607
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Heartbreak RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest4,455
Hoover - Emma LakeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,007
Hoover - Green Ck NoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,155
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Hoover - Twin LakesHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest102
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Iceberg - Wolf Ck LkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest175
JohnsonKlamath National Forest10,652
Lakes BasinTahoe National Forest557
LavasModoc National Forest25,864
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
Mokelumne - SprattHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest613
Mono CratersInyo National Forest7,115
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. HoffmanModoc National Forest9,780
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
NessieInyo National Forest830
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North LakeInyo National Forest2,406
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Robinson PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,835
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
ScodiesSequoia National Forest725
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Tioga LakeInyo National Forest829
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
WattersonInyo National Forest6,922
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Whisky CreekInyo National Forest865
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
WoodchuckSierra National Forest267
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (5)
AreaForestAcres
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
Tash PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest61,312
Nevada (36)
AreaForestAcres
Arc Dome - MahoganyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,208
Aurora CraterHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,689
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Blade CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,331
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Bunker HillHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest27,569
ButtermilkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,373
Cave CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,145
Chineese Camp (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,207
Fourmile HillHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,718
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
Larken LakeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,159
Mahogany RidgeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest16,765
MarysvilleHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,365
Moriah - Smith Ck. NHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest103
Moriah - Smith Ck. SHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest45
Mt. EtnaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,527
Mt. HicksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,698
Pearl PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest71,405
Pine Grove NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,749
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
QuinnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest62,459
Rose - Davis Mdw.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,361
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Ruby - MarshHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest10,164
Ruby - SegundaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,532
Ruby - ThompsonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,289
Santa RosaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest54,555
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Sweetwater (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,946
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
WileyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,864
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Drake - McdowellFremont National Forest5,767
Lord Flat Somers PointWallowa-Whitman National Forest67,738
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
Utah (8)
AreaForestAcres
0401007Ashley National Forest16,483
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
Joe LottFishlake National Forest19,826
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Oak CreekFishlake National Forest54,053
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (3)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Knoke, D. and D. Giblin. 2022. <i>Linanthus pungens</i>. Burke Museum Herbarium, University of Washington. Accessed September 19, 2022. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Linanthus%20pungens
  3. Porter, J.M. and R.W. Patterson. 2015. A fistful of Polemoniaceae: New names and combinations. Aliso 32(2):55-88.