''Leptosiphon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s in the
Polemoniaceae
The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 25 genera with 270–400 species of annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity ...
family. Many included species were formerly classified as members of the genus ''
Linanthus
''Linanthus'' is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae. The species are found in western North America and in Chile, with the greatest diversity in California.
The stems are erect, with multiple branches arisin ...
''. Some species of this genus are grown as
ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...
s.
Species include:
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Leptosiphon acicularis'' - bristly linanthus
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Leptosiphon ambiguus
''Leptosiphon ambiguus'' (syn. ''Linanthus ambiguus''), the serpentine linanthus, is a low annual plant with needle-like leaves and a vivid lavender flower. It grows in serpentine soil
Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by wea ...
'' - serpentine linanthus
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Leptosiphon androsaceus'' - false babystars
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Leptosiphon aureus'' - golden linanthus
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Leptosiphon bicolor'' - true babystars
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Leptosiphon bolanderi
''Leptosiphon bolanderi'' (syn. ''Linanthus bolanderi'') is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Bolander's linanthus.
Distribution
The plant is native to the West Coast of the United States, from in elevat ...
'' - Bolander's linanthus
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Leptosiphon breviculus'' - Mojave linanthus
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Leptosiphon ciliatus'' - whiskerbrush
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Leptosiphon filipes'' - thread linanthus
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Leptosiphon floribundum'' - manyflower linanthus
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Leptosiphon grandiflorus'' - largeflower linanthus
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Leptosiphon harknessii'' - Harkness flaxflower
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Leptosiphon jepsonii'' - Jepson's linanthus
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Leptosiphon latisectus'' - Coast Range linanthus
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Leptosiphon lemmonii'' - Lemmon's linanthus
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Leptosiphon liniflorus'' - narrowflower flaxflower
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Leptosiphon minimus'' - babystars
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Leptosiphon montanus'' - mustang clover
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Leptosiphon nudatus'' - Tehachapi linanthus
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Leptosiphon nuttallii
''Leptosiphon nuttallii'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Nuttall's linanthus.
It is native to much of western North America, including the Western United States from California to New Mexico and Mon ...
'' - Nuttall's linanthus
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Leptosiphon oblanceolatus'' - Sierra Nevada linanthus
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Leptosiphon pachyphyllus'' - Sierra linanthus
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Leptosiphon parviflorus'' - variable linanthus
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Leptosiphon pygmaeus'' - pygmy linanthus
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Leptosiphon rattanii'' - Rattan linanthus
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Leptosiphon septentrionalis'' - northern linanthus
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Leptosiphon serrulatus'' - Madera linanthus
External links
Polemoniaceae genera
{{Polemoniaceae-stub