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Bristly linanthus

Leptosiphon acicularis

Also called Bristly Leptosiphon

Bristly linanthus
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 2.0
Family
Polemoniaceae (Polemoni family)

About

Leptosiphon acicularis (syn. Linanthus acicularis) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names bristly linanthus and bristly leptosiphon.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to northern California in the California Coast Ranges, from the San Francisco Bay Area northwards. It is a found below 700 metres (2,300 ft) in chaparral, oak woodland, and coastal prairie habitats.

Other Leptosiphon plants

Serpentine linanthus · False Babystars · Golden linanthus · True Babystars · Bolander's linanthus · Mojave linanthus · Whiskerbrush · Thread linanthus · Large Flower Linanthus · Lemmon's linanthus · Narrowflower flaxflower · Mustang clover

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptosiphon acicularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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