Fringed Linanthus prefers open sandy places, below 4000 ft. These plants live very low to the ground and do not grow more than a few inches high. When you see these flowers at peak bloom you are going to be thrilled by the brilliant carpet of bright Pink, Lavender or White flowers.
Fringed Linanthus喜歡在4000英尺以下的開闊沙地生長，這些植物離地面很低，生長高度不超過幾英寸。當您看到這些盛開的花朵時，您會被絢麗的地毯有著明亮的粉紅色、薰衣草色或白色花朵所震撼。
Photo Date: 2023.03.07 Location: Santa Fe Dam, California
Notes 筆記
- Linanthus dianthiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names fringed linanthus and ground pink. This annual wildflower is endemic to southern California, in the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and on the Channel Islands. It can be found in many types of local open habitat, such as chaparral.
- It produces a very thin, hairy stem no more than about 12 centimeters long. The leaves are linear to threadlike and unlobed, reaching up to 2 centimeters long.
- The inflorescence bears several leaves and one or more flowers with hairy leaflike sepals. Each flower has pale pink lobes with fringed or toothed tips and purple spots at the bases. The throat of the flower has yellow and white coloration.
- Linanthus dianthiflorus 是花荵科(福祿考)的一種開花植物，俗名fringed linanthus和ground pink。這種一年生野花是南加州、半島山脈、橫向山脈和海峽群島特有種。 它可以在許多類型的開放自生地中找到，例如灌木叢。
- 它長出一根非常細、多毛的莖，不超過12公分長。葉子是線狀，不裂，長達2公分。
- 花序有幾片葉子和一朵或多朵帶有毛狀葉狀萼片的花。每朵花都有淡粉色的裂片，尖端有流蘇或齒狀，基部有紫色斑點。花的喉部有黃色和白色的顏色。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Linanthus dianthiflorus
- Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council (smmtd.org): Fringed Linanthus
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