Linanthus killipii is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Baldwin Lake linanthus. It is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake near Big Bear. It is a member of the flora in the rare quartz pebble plain habitat type, and other local mountain habitat. This is a small annual herb producing a hairy stem no more than about 15 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each up to one centimeter in length. The inflorescence is an array of a few tiny flowers, each funnel-shaped with white lobes marked with purple at the bases and joined at a yellow throat.
Linanthus killipii
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