Leptosiphon oblanceolatus

Leptosiphon oblanceolatus (syn. Linanthus oblanceolatus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Sierra Nevada linanthus.

Leptosiphon oblanceolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Leptosiphon
Species:	L. oblanceolatus
Binomial name
Leptosiphon oblanceolatus (Brand) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
Synonyms
Linanthus oblanceolatus

Distribution

It is endemic to California, where it is known only from a section of the southern Sierra Nevada. It grows in open meadows of temperate coniferous forest habitats, from 2,800–3,700 metres (9,200–12,100 ft) in elevation.

Description

Leptosiphon oblanceolatus is a small, hairy annual herb producing a thin stem no more than about 12 centimeters tall. The leaves are each divided into widely lance-shaped lobes up to 1.5 centimeters long.

The inflorescence is a head of small flowers. Each has a narrow white tube about a centimeter long and a yellow-throated white corolla just a few millimeters wide. The bloom period is from July to August.

External links

• Calflora Database: Leptosiphon oblanceolatus (Sierra Nevada leptosiphon)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon oblanceolatus
• Leptosiphon oblanceolatus in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley