genus

Desert-trumpets

Leptosiphon

Field notes

Leptosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the Polemoniaceae family. Many included species were formerly classified as members of the genus Linanthus. Some species of this genus are grown as ornamental plants.

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Variable Linanthus native
Whiskerbrush native
Nuttall's Linanthus native
Bicolor Babystars native
False Babystars native
Many-flowered Linanthus native
Golden Linanthus native
Flax-flowered Linanthus native
Large-flowered Leptosiphon native
Mojave Linanthus native
Mustang Clover native
Serpentine Leptosiphon native
Lemmon's Linanthus native
Leptosiphon melingii present
Broad-lobed Leptosiphon native
Thread Linanthus native
Bolander's Linanthus native
Harkness' Flaxflower native
Northern Linanthus native
Pygmy Linanthus native
Bristly Leptosiphon native
Tehachapi Linanthus native
True Babystars native
Multi-branched Leptosiphon

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Plant type: Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

Large-flowered Leptosiphon Leptosiphon grandiflorus caterpillars 1 food 1
Mustang Clover Leptosiphon montanus caterpillars 1
Harkness' Flaxflower Leptosiphon harknessii food 1
Madera Leptosiphon Leptosiphon serrulatus flowers 13
Bicolor Babystars Leptosiphon bicolor flowers 3
False Babystars Leptosiphon androsaceus flowers 3
Whiskerbrush Leptosiphon ciliatus flowers 1
Nuttall's Linanthus Leptosiphon nuttallii flowers 1
Serpentine Leptosiphon Leptosiphon ambiguus flowers 1
Variable Linanthus Leptosiphon parviflorus
Golden Linanthus Leptosiphon chrysanthus
Many-flowered Linanthus Leptosiphon floribundus
Flax-flowered Linanthus Leptosiphon liniflorus
Mojave Linanthus Leptosiphon breviculus
Lemmon's Linanthus Leptosiphon lemmonii

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