Leptosiphon bicolor
Species of flowering plant
| Leptosiphon bicolor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Leptosiphon |
| Species: | L. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiphon bicolor Nutt. | |
| Synonyms | |
| Linanthus bicolor (Nutt.) Greene | |
Leptosiphon bicolor (syn. Linanthus bicolor), known as true babystars, is a low annual flowering plant related to Phlox with clumps of needle-like leaves. Populations often contain both white-flowered and pink-flowered plants. It is native to the west coast of North America from northern Baja California to southern British Columbia.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leptosiphon bicolor.
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon bicolor (True babystars)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon bicolor
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon bicolor
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