Biology:Leptosiphon breviculus
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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. breviculus
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| Leptosiphon breviculus (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
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Leptosiphon breviculus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Mojave linanthus. It is endemic to California , where it is known from the Mojave Desert and dry spots in the adjacent Transverse Ranges.
It is an annual herb producing a thin, hairy stem up to about 25 centimeters tall. The hairy, oppositely arranged leaves are each divided into very narrow needle-like lobes up to a centimeter long. The tip of the stem is occupied by an inflorescence of one or more white, pink, or blue flowers with purple throats, each about a centimeter wide.
The length of the stem is around 10 cm to 25 cm. The characteristics of the leaf are lobes 3mm to 10 mm, linear to lance-linear. Ecology is deserts and dry montane areas. The flowering time of the Leptosiphon breviculus is May—Aug.[1]
References
- ↑ https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=81149 Leptosiphon breviculus
External links
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon breviculus (Mojave linanthus)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon breviculus[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon breviculus
Wikidata ☰ Q6528344 entry
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