Loma Ridge, Irvine Ranch Conservancy. Orange County, CA. 3/8/2015. © Peter J. Bryant |
Ground Pink Linanthus dianthiflorus A 2-5 inch showy annual common in grasslands and openings in coastal sage scrub, especially after fire. It is found in eastern foothills and Santa Ana Mountains; formerly abundant at lower elevations but has been lost there to urbanization (Roberts). Back to Polemoniaceae of Orange County, California |
Loma Ridge, Irvine Ranch Conservancy. Orange County, CA. 3/8/2015. © Peter J. Bryant |
Petals may be pink, lilac or white, with fringed outer edge, dark maroon basal spots and yellow throat. Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve, Riverside Co., CA. 3-01-09. © Joan Avise. |
Fringed petal edges; 5 stamens, 3-part pistil Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Laguna Niguel, CA. 4-05-08. © Joan Avise. |
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, Trabuco Canyon, Orange Co., CA. 3-28-10. © Joan Avise. |
Opposite thread-like leaves; 5-cleft calyx. Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Laguna Niguel, CA. 4-05-08. © Joan Avise. |
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve, Riverside Co., CA. 3-01-09. © Joan Avise. |
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve, Riverside Co., CA. 3-01-09. © Joan Avise. |
Faded dessicated petals. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano, Orange Co., CA. 3-29-08. © Joan Avise. |