Leptosiphon serrulatus
| Leptosiphon serrulatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Leptosiphon |
| Species: | L. serrulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiphon serrulatus (Greene) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
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| Synonyms | |
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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.
Description
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.
External links
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon serrulatus (Madera leptosiphon)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon serrulatus[permanent dead link]
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon serrulatus
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Categories:
- NatureServe critically imperiled species
- Leptosiphon
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of Fresno County, California
- Natural history of Kern County, California
- Natural history of Madera County, California
- Natural history of Tulare County, California
- Critically endangered flora of California
- Ericales stubs