Leptosiphon
leptosiphon, linanthus
Synonyms:
Linanthastrum [HC]
7 species
2 subspecies and varieties
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Leptosiphon bicolorbicolored babystars, bicolored linanthus
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Open areas at lower elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Leptosiphon bolanderiBolander's desert-trumpets, Baker's linanthus
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Klickitat County, Washington to California.
Habitat: Dry, open places at lower elevations, often on serpentine.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-May
Growth Duration: Annual
Leptosiphon harknessiiHarkness's desert-trumpets, three-seed desert-trumpets
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Utah.
Habitat: Drier open places, from the foothills to middle elevations in the mountains, often where moist to wet in spring.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Leptosiphon liniflorusflax-flower desert-trumpets, thread-stem linanthus, thread-stemmed linanthus
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Habitat: open, dry areas in sagebrush flats to Ponderosa pine forests.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June.
Growth Duration: Annual
Leptosiphon minimustrue babystars
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington in the Puget Trough lowlands; southern Vancouver Island to California.
Habitat: Prairies, balds, and open, grassy, rocky areas near the coast.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Leptosiphon nuttalliiNuttall's leptosiphon
Distribution: Occurring in the Cascades Range and Blue Mountains in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana, Colorado and New Mexico.
Habitat: Open rocky slopes at middle to high elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
ssp. nuttallii – Nuttall's leptosiphon
ssp. pubescens – Nuttall's leptosiphon
Leptosiphon septentrionalisnorthern desert-trumpets, northern linanthus
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Habitat: In seasonally wet open plains and slopes from low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual