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Leptosiphon rattanii
Also called Rattan's Leptosiphon
Rattan's linanthus is a rare, small annual wildflower native to inner sections of California's North Coast Ranges, grown mainly by botanists and native plant enthusiasts rather than gardeners. It is best grown from seed in open, sunny, well-drained native habitat conditions.
Leptosiphon rattanii (syn. Linanthus rattanii) is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Rattan's linanthus.
It is endemic to California, where it is known only from inner sections of the North Coast Ranges.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptosiphon rattanii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
