Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of genus: Linanthus Benth. [824]

genus_ja:

genus_en:

# spp.: 27

pub_year: 1833

accepted: Accepted

Family: Polemoniaceae

family_ja: ハナシノブ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Polemonioideae: Tribe Phlocideae

Citation:
data_sourceKind of informationNote
Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 27 Jun 2023Scientific name & others Show this data_source

distribution_en: W. Canada to NW. Mexico

description_en: Genus of about 35 species of annuals and perennials, usually found in sandy and gravelly sites in grassland or scrub in W. USA, Mexico, and Chile. They have branched stems with alternate or opposite leaves, which are sometimes simple, but usually pinnately or palmately lobed, or fully divided, with linear segments. Bell- or funnel-shaped, white, blue, lilac, pink, or yellow flowers are borne singly or in loose cymes or dense heads, from spring to summer. Grow the perennial species in a rock garden; the annuals are suitable for an annual border or a wild garden.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy. The perennials are hardy to -8°C (18°F).

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in situ: perennial species in autumn, annuals in spring. Take stem-tip cuttings of L. nuttallii in early summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: W. N America, Chile

comment_ja:

type_species: Linanthus dichotomus

Phylogenetic definition:

Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2023-07-12 23:14 by hkokubun@mac.com

family:

SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
PB2 Polemoniaceae ハナシノブ科 Subfamily Polemonioideae Show
PB3 Polemoniaceae ハナシノブ科 Subfamily Polemonioideae Show
APG4 Accepted Polemoniaceae ハナシノブ科 Subfamily Polemonioideae: Tribe Phlocideae 27 Show

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