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Serpentine LeptosiphonLeptosiphon ambiguus

Also known as Serpentine Linanthus

Leptosiphon ambiguus is an annual herb native to California. It produces delicate pink to lavender or white tubular flowers, blooming spring to early summer in.

Photograph © Philip Bouchard · CC-BY-NC-ND

Serpentine Leptosiphon Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

  • Serpentine Leptosiphon
  • Serpentine Linanthus

Synonyms

  • Dactylophyllum ambiguum (Rattan) A.Heller
  • Gilia ambigua Rattan
  • Linanthus ambiguus (Rattan) Greene

Serpentine Leptosiphon Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Serpentine Leptosiphon
RankName
kingdomPlantae
divisionTracheophyta
classMagnoliopsida
orderEricales
familyPolemoniaceae
genusLeptosiphon
speciesLeptosiphon ambiguus