''Leptosiphon androsaceus'' (
syn.
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnae ...
''Linanthus androsaceus'') is a species of flowering plant in the
phlox family known by the common name false babystars.
[Calflora]
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Distribution
The plant is endemic
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to California
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, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area
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, and also in the California Coast Ranges
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P ...
of northern and central California, the Southern Sierra Nevada
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, and the Peninsular Ranges
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and Transverse Ranges
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of southern California
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.[
It grows below in ]chaparral
Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...
, oak woodland
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, and grassland habitats.[Jepson]
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Similar species are: ''Leptosiphon latisectus'', endemic to the Outer Northern California Coast Ranges; and ''Leptosiphon rosaceus'', endemic to Central Coast and Bay Area shorelines.[
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Description
''Leptosiphon androsaceus'' is an annual herb producing a hairy stem from long, often growing erect. The oppositely arranged leaves are each divided into lobes up to 3 centimeters long and oval in shape to linear to needlelike.[
The tip of the stem is occupied by an ]inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...
of flowers one to three centimeters wide, usually pink or lavender with yellow or white throats. This plant is similar to its relative, true babystars (''Leptosiphon bicolor'').[
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Cultivation
The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...
for its small, colorful blooms in traditional, native plant
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, drought tolerant, and wildlife garden
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s.Annies Annuals Nursery Database: ''Leptosiphon androsaceus'' 'French Hybrids'
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See also
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* List of California native plants
References
External links
Calflora Database: ''Leptosiphon androsaceus''Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Leptosiphon androsaceus''UC CalPhotos gallery: ''Leptosiphon androsaceus''
androsaceus
Endemic flora of California
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Garden plants of North America
Drought-tolerant plants
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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