Leptosiphon montanus
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Linanthus montanus (Mustang Clover).JPG
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|genus = Leptosiphon
|species = montanus
|authority = (Greene) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
|synonyms = Linanthus montanus
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Leptosiphon montanus (synonym Linanthus montanus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, known by the common name "mustang clover".[https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=80374 Jepson][http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9566 Calflora]
Distribution
It is endemic to California and grows in dry openings within oak woodland habitats in the western Sierra Nevada foothills, at elevations between {{convert|300|-|1700 |m|ft}}.
Description
Leptosiphon montanus is an annual herb with a thin, hairy stem growing up to 60 centimeters tall. Its leaves are divided into needle-like, linear lobes, each measuring 2 to 3 centimeters in length.
The inflorescence is a head composed of small but showy flowers. Each flower features a long, hairy, dark red tube up to 3 centimeters long that spreads into a flat corolla. The corolla lobes are white or range from light to deep pink, marked with reddish spots at the yellow and white throat. The plant blooms from April to July.
See also
- {{C|Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9566 Calflora Database: Leptosiphon montanus (Mustang clover)]
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=80374 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon montanus]
- {{CalPhotos|Leptosiphon|montanus}}
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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