Leptosiphon ciliatus

Leptosiphon ciliatus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Leptosiphon
Species:	L. ciliatus
Binomial name
Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps.
Synonyms
Linanthus ciliatus

Leptosiphon ciliatus (syn. Linanthus ciliatus) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name whiskerbrush. It is native to western North America, including most of California and adjacent areas, where it is a common plant in many types of habitat.

Description

Leptosiphon ciliatus is a hairy annual herb producing a thin stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are each divided into needle-like lobes up to 2 centimeters long, with leaf pairs appearing as a cluster of narrow lobes.

The tip of the stem is occupied by an inflorescence of one or more flowers each with a long, hairy tube up to 2.5 centimeters long emerging from the leaf-like sepals. The face of the flower is less than a centimeter wide and pale to bright pink with white and yellow coloring and reddish spots on the throat.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment of Leptosiphon ciliatus
• USDA Plants Profile for Leptosiphon ciliatus
• Leptosiphon ciliatus — U.C. Photo gallery