Leptosiphon liniflorus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Leptosiphon |
Species: | L. liniflorus |
Binomial name | |
Leptosiphon liniflorus | |
Synonyms | |
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Leptosiphon liniflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name narrowflower flaxflower.
It is native to the western United States from Washington and Idaho, through Oregon and Nevada, and across California. [1] It grows below 1,700 metres (5,600 ft), in many types of habitats, including chaparral, oak woodland, grasslands, yellow pine forest, and on serpentine soils. [2]
Leptosiphon liniflorus is an annual herb producing a thin stem 10–50 centimetres (3.9–19.7 in) tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in length.
The inflorescence is an open array of funnel-shaped, with purple-veined white flowers having corolla lobes each up to 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The bloom period is April to June.
Leptosiphon acicularis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names bristly linanthus and bristly leptosiphon.
Leptosiphon androsaceus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name false babystars.
Leptosiphon aureus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name golden linanthus.
Leptosiphon bolanderi is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Bolander's linanthus.
Leptosiphon breviculus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Mojave linanthus. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the Mojave Desert and dry spots in the adjacent Transverse Ranges.
Leptosiphon ciliatus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name whiskerbrush.
Leptosiphon filipes is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name thread linanthus.
Leptosiphon grandiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names large-flower linanthus and large flowered leptosiphon.
Leptosiphon harknessii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Harkness' flaxflower.
Linanthus killipii, known by the common name Baldwin Lake linanthus, is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family.
Leptosiphon lemmonii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Lemmon's linanthus.
Leptosiphon montanus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name mustang clover.
Leptosiphon nudatus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Tehachapi linanthus.
Leptosiphon nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Nuttall's linanthus.
Leptosiphon oblanceolatus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Sierra Nevada linanthus.
Leptosiphon pachyphyllus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, known by the common name Sierra linanthus.
Leptosiphon parviflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name variable linanthus.
Leptosiphon rattanii is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Rattan's linanthus.
Leptosiphon septentrionalis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name northern linanthus.
Leptosiphon serrulatus is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Madera linanthus. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the chaparral and woodlands in the Sierra Nevada foothills, from Madera to Kern Counties.