Leptosiphon bolanderi
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|genus = Leptosiphon
|species = bolanderi
|authority = (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
|synonyms = Linanthus bolanderi
Linanthus bakeri
}}
Leptosiphon bolanderi (syn. Linanthus bolanderi) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Bolander's linanthus.
Distribution
The plant is native to the West Coast of the United States, from {{convert|200|-|1700|m|ft}} in elevation. In California it is native to the Sierra Nevada and Northern California Coast Ranges, in chaparral, oak woodland, and Yellow pine forest habitats.
Description
Leptosiphon bolanderi is an annual herb producing a hairy, threadlike stem no more than about 20 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged leaves are each divided into very narrow needlelike lobes just a few millimeters long.
The tip of the stem has an inflorescence of usually a single flower with a tubular purple or pink throat tinted yellow inside and enclosed in glandular sepals. The corolla has white or pink lobes a few millimeters wide. The bloom period is from March to July, depending on elevation and latitude.
External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9560 Calflora Database: Leptosiphon bolanderi (Bolander's linanthus)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5654,5806,5817 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon bolanderi]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Linanthus+bolanderi UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon bolanderi]
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Category:Flora of Washington (state)
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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