Biology:Leptosiphon lemmonii
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
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Binomial name | |
Leptosiphon lemmonii (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
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Synonyms | |
Linanthus 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 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]
References
External links
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon lemmonii (Lemmon's linanthus)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon lemmonii[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- UC CalPhotos gallery — Leptosiphon lemmonii
Wikidata ☰ Q6528351 entry
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