Leptosiphon montanus
Leptosiphon montanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Leptosiphon |
Species: | L. montanus |
Binomial name | |
Leptosiphon montanus (Greene) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson | |
Synonyms | |
Linanthus montanus |
Leptosiphon montanus (syn. Linanthus montanus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name mustang clover.[1][2]
Distribution
It is endemic to California. It grows in dry openings of oak woodland habitats in the western Sierra Nevada foothills, from 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft) in elevation.[1]
Description
Leptosiphon montanus is an annual herb producing a thin, hairy stem up to 60 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each 2 or 3 centimeters in length.[1]
The inflorescence is a head of small but showy flowers. Each flower has a long, hairy, dark red tube up to 3 centimeters long spreading into a flat corolla. The corolla lobes are white or light to deep pink marked with reddish spots at the yellow and white throat. Its bloom period is from April to July.[1]
See also
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
References
External links
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon montanus (Mustang clover)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon montanus
- USDA Plants Profile for Leptosiphon montanus (Mustang clover)
- Leptosiphon montanus in the CalPhotos Photo Database, University of California, Berkeley