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Mustang clover

Leptosiphon montanus

Mustang clover
Photo: Sandy Rae, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Polemoniaceae (Polemoni family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
California
Climate
temperate

About

Leptosiphon montanus (synonym Linanthus montanus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, known by the common name "mustang clover".

Where it grows

It is endemic to California and grows in dry openings within oak woodland habitats in the western Sierra Nevada foothills, at elevations between 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft).

Other Leptosiphon plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptosiphon montanus 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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