Leptosiphon liniflorus
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Leptosiphon liniflorus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name narrowflower flaxflower.
It is native to the western United States from Washington and Idaho
to California
, where it grows in many types of habitat, including the flora of serpentine soil
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is an open array of funnel-shaped, purple-veined white flowers with corolla lobes each up to a centimeter long.
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
known by the common name narrowflower flaxflower.
It is native to the western United States from Washington and Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it grows in many types of habitat, including the flora of serpentine soil
Serpentine soil
A serpentine soil is derived from ultramafic rocks, in particular serpentinite, a rock formed by the hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle....
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Description
This is an annual herb producing a thin stem 10 to 50 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each up to 3 centimeters in length. The inflorescenceInflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is an open array of funnel-shaped, purple-veined white flowers with corolla lobes each up to a centimeter long.