Leptosiphon bolanderi
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Leptosiphon bolanderi (syn.
Linanthus bolanderi) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name Bolander's linanthus. It is native to the west coast of the United States, where it grows in chaparral
, woodland, the Sierra Nevada in California
, and other local habitat.
of usually a single flower with a tubular purple or pink throat tinted yellow inside and enclosed in glandular sepal
s. The corolla has white or pink lobes a few millimeters wide.
Synonym (taxonomy)
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that is or was used for a taxon of organisms that also goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies...
Linanthus bolanderi) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
known by the common name Bolander's linanthus. It is native to the west coast of the United States, where it grows in chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...
, woodland, the Sierra Nevada in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and other local habitat.
Description
This 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 is occupied by an inflorescenceInflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
of usually a single flower with a tubular purple or pink throat tinted yellow inside and enclosed in glandular sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s. The corolla has white or pink lobes a few millimeters wide.