Leptosiphon acicularis Calflora

Taxon Report

Leptosiphon acicularis (Greene) Jeps.

(not an active name)

Bristly leptosiphon

Leptosiphon acicularis is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~638 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Leptosiphon
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Linanthus acicularis
JEF	Leptosiphon aureus

Information about Leptosiphon acicularis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LEAC11) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/21/2024).