Leptosiphon lemmonii
Leptosiphon lemmonii (syn. Linanthus lemmonii) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Lemmon's linanthus.[1]
| Leptosiphon lemmonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Leptosiphon |
| Species: | L. lemmonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiphon lemmonii (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Linanthus lemmonii | |
Leptosiphon lemmonii is native to the San Bernardino Mountains and the Peninsular Ranges in southern California (U.S.) and northern Baja California (México).[1] It grows below 1,900 metres (6,200 ft), in dry inland chaparral, oak woodlands, the Colorado Desert chaparral ecotone, and Yellow pine forest habitats.[2]
Description
Leptosiphon lemmonii is a small, hairy, glandular annual herb producing a thin stem no more than about 15 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes, each a few millimeters in length.[2]
The inflorescence is an array of a few small flowers accompanied by bracts shaped much like the leaves. Each flower has lobes only 2 or 3 millimeters long, usually white or cream in color darkening to yellow and orange in the throat, sometimes with maroon areas as well. The bloom period is April to June.[2]
External links
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon lemmonii (Lemmon's linanthus)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon lemmonii
- UC CalPhotos gallery — Leptosiphon lemmonii