Leptosiphon ambiguus
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2025}}{{Speciesbox
|genus = Leptosiphon
|species = ambiguus
|authority = (Rattan) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
|synonyms = Linanthus ambiguus (Rattan) Greene
}}
Leptosiphon ambiguus (syn. Linanthus ambiguus), the serpentine linanthus,{{Citation needed|date=June 2025|reason=cn for this name}} is a low annual plant with narrowly lanceolate leaves and a vivid lavender flower.{{Cite web |title=Leptosiphon ambiguus |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=80953 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=ucjeps.berkeley.edu}} It grows generally in serpentine soils{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LEAM13 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=www.wildflower.org}} and is an endemic threatened species of the Bay Area{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} in California.
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?80953&expand=1 Jepson Manual Online: Leptosiphon ambiguus]
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8945 Calflora Database: Leptosiphon ambiguus]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Linanthus+ambiguus UC Photos gallery − Leptosiphon ambiguus]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Endemic flora of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Threatened flora of California
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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