Leptosiphon parviflorus

Variable linanthus

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Variable linanthus is a California native annual found in California Floristic Province in open or wooded areas at elevations below 2,200 meters. Flowering from March to June, this delicate plant produces flowers in a remarkable range of colors, including pink, white, yellow, and purple, often marked with red at the base of the petals. Growing with hairy stems 4 to 40 centimeters tall, it forms loose, open clusters of flowers that close during nighttime hours. Its leaves are divided into narrow, obovate to linear lobes 2 to 18 millimeters long, with each middle lobe having an acute tip. The flower's slender tube ranges from maroon to pink to yellow, with a colorful throat that can be yellow, purple, or orange.

Habitat: Abundant. Open or wooded areas

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: < 2200 m

Bioregions: CA-FP.

California counties: Mendocino, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Napa, Santa Clara, Santa Barbara, Lake, San Mateo, Monterey, Marin, San Diego, Riverside, Orange, Ventura, Butte, San Bernardino, San Benito, Tulare, Sonoma, Shasta, Colusa, San Francisco, Fresno, Glenn, Tehama, Alameda, Madera, Santa Cruz, El Dorado, Solano

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.