| Leptosiphon montanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Leptosiphon |
| Species: | L. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiphon montanus (Greene) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson | |
| Synonyms | |
Linanthus montanus | |
Leptosiphon montanus (syn. Linanthus montanus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family family known by the common name mustang clover. [1] [2]
It is endemic to California. It grows in dry openings within oak woodland habitats in the western Sierra Nevada foothills, from 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft) in elevation. [1]
Leptosiphon montanus is an annual herb with a thin, hairy stem growing up to 60 centimeters tall. Its leaves are divided into needle-like, linear lobes, each 2 or 3 centimeters long. [1]
The inflorescence is a head composed of small but showy flowers. Each flower features a long, hairy, dark red tube, up to 3 centimeters in length, that spreads into a flat corolla. The corolla lobes are white or range from light to deep pink, marked with reddish spots at the yellow and white throat. The plant blooms from April to July. [1]
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