Leptosiphon parviflorus (Variable Linanthus)

 4/30/05 Roadside seep past Davy Brown trailhead, Figueroa Mountain Road, Figueroa Mountain 

Recreation Area, Santa Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, CA

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LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Variable Linanthus

SPECIES: Leptosiphon parviflorus

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/30/2005

LOCATION: Roadside seep past Davy Brown trailhead, Figueroa Mountain Road, Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area, Santa Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Annual, hairy

Stem decumbent to erect, 5–25 cm

Leaf: lobes 8–25 mm

Inflorescence head-like, terminal; flowers sessile

Flower: calyx 6–8 mm, membrane obscure, 1/2 calyx length; corolla salverform, tube 20–35 mm, thread-like, maroon, pink, or yellow, throat yellow, lobes 5–6 mm, oblong or lanceolate, white, yellow, pink, blue, or purple, often with red marks at base; stamens, style generally exserted, stigmas 3–6 mm

Ecology: Abundant. Open or wooded areas, many plant communities

Elevation: < 1200 m.  

Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province 

Synonyms: L. androsaceus subspp. croceus (Milliken) H. Mason, laetus H. Mason, luteolus (Greene) H. Mason, luteus (Benth.) H. Mason, micranthus (Steudel) H. Mason; L. plaskettii Eastw
Highly variable, especially corolla color. Differentiated from  L. androsaceus by hairy calyx, thread-like corolla tube. Detailed study needed before infraspecific taxa can be recognized

Recent taxonomic note: *Leptosiphon parviflorus Benth.

Horticultural information: DRN, SUN: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.