Leptosiphon ambiguus
Leptosiphon ambiguus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Leptosiphon |
Species: | L. ambiguus
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Binomial name | |
Leptosiphon ambiguus (Rattan) &
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Synonyms | |
Linanthus ambiguus (Rattan) Greene |
Leptosiphon ambiguus (syn. Linanthus ambiguus), the serpentine linanthus, is a low annual plant with needle-like leaves and a vivid lavender flower. It grows in serpentine soils and is an endemic threatened species of the Bay Area in California.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Online: Leptosiphon ambiguus
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon ambiguus
- UC Photos gallery − Leptosiphon ambiguus
Categories:
- Leptosiphon
- Endemic flora of California
- Endemic flora of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Diablo Range
- Threatened flora of California
- Ericales stubs