Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 824

Genus ja:

Genus en:

# spp.: 27 (from genus_families table) | 4 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Polemoniaceae

Family ja: ハナシノブ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Polemonioideae: Tribe Phlocideae

Citation:

Data source	Kind of information	Note
Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 27 Jun 2023	Scientific 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 Benth. (1833) Accepted

Phylogenetic definition:

Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-02-27 22:00 by hkokubun@mac.com