Leptosiphon liniflorus explained

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 1700m (5,600feet), 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 10cm-50cmcm (00inches-20inchescm) tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each up to in length.

The inflorescence is an open array of funnel-shaped, with purple-veined white flowers having corolla lobes each up to 1cm (00inches) long. The bloom period is April to June.

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Notes and References

  1. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LELI14 USDA: Leptosiphon liniflorus
  2. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9565 Calflora: Leptosiphon liniflorus