Leptosiphon bicolor Calflora

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Leptosiphon bicolor Nutt.

True babystars

Leptosiphon bicolor is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Linanthus bicolor


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1299 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Linanthus bicolor ssp. bicolor
JEF + PLANTS	Linanthus bicolor

Information about Leptosiphon bicolor from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LEBI8) 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 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).