Leptosiphon rattanii

Leptosiphon rattanii (syn. Linanthus rattanii) is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Rattan's linanthus.

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

It is endemic to California, where it is known only from inner sections of the North Coast Ranges.

It is a small, thin annual herb producing a hairy, glandular stem up to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into tiny threadlike lobes. The inflorescence is generally made up of a single flower with a very thin, hairy, reddish tube over a centimeter long tipped with a flat white corolla with lobes a few millimeters in length.

External links

• Calflora Database: Leptosiphon rattanii (Rattan's leptosiphon)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon rattanii
• UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon rattanii