''Leptosiphon montanus'' (
syn. ''Linanthus montanus'') is a species of flowering plant in the
phlox family known by the common name mustang clover.
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Distribution
It is endemic
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to California
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. It grows in dry openings of oak woodland
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habitat
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s in the western Sierra Nevada
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foothills, from in elevation.[
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Description
''Leptosiphon montanus'' is an annual herb producing a thin, hairy stem up to 60 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into needle-like linear lobes each 2 or 3 centimeters in length.[
The ]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 ...
is a head of small but showy flowers. Each flower has a long, hairy, dark red tube up to 3 centimeters long spreading into a flat corolla. The corolla lobes are white or light to deep pink marked with reddish spots at the yellow and white throat. Its bloom period is from April to July.[
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See also
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References
External links
Calflora Database: ''Leptosiphon montanus'' (Mustang clover)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Leptosiphon montanus''
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montanus
Montanus was the second century founder of Montanism and a self proclaimed prophet. Montanus emphasized the work of the Holy Spirit, in a manner which set him apart from the Great church.
Life
Only very little is known about the life of Montanu ...
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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