Leptosiphon acicularis
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Leptosiphon acicularis.jpg
| genus = Leptosiphon
| species = acicularis
| synonyms = Linanthus acicularis
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Leptosiphon acicularis (syn. Linanthus acicularis) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names bristly linanthus and bristly leptosiphon.
Distribution
The plant is endemic to northern California in the California Coast Ranges, from the San Francisco Bay Area northwards. It is a found below {{convert|700|m|ft}} in chaparral, oak woodland, and coastal prairie habitats.
It is a California Department of Fish and Wildlife and IUCN listed Vulnerable species, and is on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.[http://www.rareplants.cnps.org/detail/1716.html California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Leptosiphon acicularis] . accessed 2.28.2016.
Description
Leptosiphon acicularis is an annual herb producing a hairy stem no more than about 15 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged leaves are each divided into very narrow bristlelike lobes up to a centimeter long.
The tip of the stem has an inflorescence of one or more tiny yellow flowers surrounded by many needlelike sepals. The bloom period is April to May.
The specific epithet, {{lang|la|acicularis}}, is derived from Latin and means "needle-shaped".{{cite book
| last1 = Eggli
| first1 = Urs
| last2 = Newton
| first2 = Leonard E.
| title = Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names
| publisher = Springer
| location = Berlin, Heidelberg
| year = 2004
| isbn = 978-3-540-00489-9
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=u2n5vusQ1DEC&pg=PA1
| access-date = 14 November 2018
| page = 1
}}
See also
- {{C|Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands|Flora of the California chaparral and woodlands}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8944 Calflora Database: Leptosiphon acicularis (Bristly leptosiphon)]
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/search_icpn.php?tid=80894 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon acicularis]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Linanthus+acicularis UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon acicularis]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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