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Golden linanthus

Leptosiphon aureus

Also called Desert Trumpets, Flaxflower, Leptosiphon, Linanthus

Golden linanthus
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Family
Polemoniaceae (Polemoni family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
NW. & CW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Leptosiphon aureus (a.k.a. Leptosiphon chrysanthus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name golden linanthus.

Where it grows

The plant is native to the Southwestern United States in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Southern California; and to northwestern Mexico in Baja California state.

Other Leptosiphon plants

Bristly linanthus · Serpentine linanthus · False Babystars · 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 aureus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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