Introductory
SPECIES: Leptodactylon pungens | Prickly Phlox 



ABBREVIATION : 
LEPPUN

SYNONYMS : 
   Gilia pungens


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   LEPU


COMMON NAMES : 
   prickly phlox
   gilia
   granite prickly phlox
   granite-gilia
   rock gilia
   granite prickly gilia


TAXONOMY : 
The fully documented species name is Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Nutt.
Cronquist and others [5] recognize the following varieties:

           Leptodactylon pungens var. pungens
           Leptodactylon pungens var. hallii (Parish) Jepson


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
J. L. Holifield, March 1988


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Holifield, Jennifer L. 1988. Leptodactylon pungens. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Leptodactylon pungens | Prickly Phlox