Leptosiphon serrulatus

Madera leptosiphon

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Madera leptosiphon is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in openings within woodland and chaparral at elevations of 300 to 1,300 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces white flowers with a distinctive dark purple and yellow throat, creating a striking bicolor effect. Growing with delicate stems 5 to 18 centimeters tall that are softly puberulent, it forms compact clusters in woodland clearings. Its leaves have linear lobes 4 to 10 millimeters long, covered in fine hairs that give the plant a soft, feathery appearance. The funnel-shaped flower has a white lower tube transitioning to a dark purple section and a bright yellow throat, with white lobes extending 5 to 7 millimeters.

Habitat: Openings in woodland, chaparral

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: 300-1300 m

Bioregions: s SN.

California counties: Fresno, Mariposa, Kern, Madera, Tulare

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