Leptosiphon liniflorus

Leptosiphon liniflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Leptosiphon
Species:	L. liniflorus
Binomial name
	Leptosiphon liniflorus; (Benth.) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
Synonyms
	Linanthus liniflorus; L. pharnaceoides;

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]

Description

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 centimeters 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.

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[1] USDA: Leptosiphon liniflorus

[2] Calflora: Leptosiphon liniflorus

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