Leptosiphon serrulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Leptosiphon |
Species: | L. serrulatus |
Binomial name | |
Leptosiphon serrulatus (Greene) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson | |
Synonyms | |
Linanthus serrulatus |
Leptosiphon serrulatus (syn. Linanthus 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.
Leptosiphon serrulatus is a plant of woodlands, chaparral, and yellow pine forests. It is a small annual herb producing a thin, hairy stem up to about 18 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into linear lobes up to a centimeter in length. The inflorescence is a head of small flowers, each with a purplish tube almost a centimeter long and a white corolla.
Linanthus is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae. The species are found in western North America and in Chile, with the greatest diversity in California.
Leptosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the Polemoniaceae family. Many included species were formerly classified as members of the genus Linanthus. Some species of this genus are grown as ornamental plants.
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 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.
Linanthus dianthiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names fringed linanthus and ground pink.
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.
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.
Linanthus orcuttii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Orcutt's linanthus. It is known only from southern California and Baja California, where it grows in chaparral and pine forests in the Peninsular Ranges and occasionally the San Bernardino Mountains.
Leptosiphon parviflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name variable linanthus.
Leptosiphon pygmaeus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name pygmy linanthus.
Leptosiphon rattanii is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Rattan's linanthus.