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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, vine
Leaves simple or compound, cauline (or most in basal rosette), alternate or opposite; stipules 0
Inflorescence: cymes, heads, or flowers solitary
Flower: calyx generally 5-ribbed, ribs often connected by translucent membranes that are generally torn by growing fruit; corolla generally 5-lobed, radial or bilateral, salverform to bell-shaped, throat often well defined; stamens generally 5, epipetalous, attached at same or different levels, filaments of same or different lengths, pollen white, yellow, blue, or red; ovary superior, chambers generally 3, style 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: capsule
Seeds 1many, gelatinous or not when wet
Genera in family: 19 genera, 320 species: Am, n Eur, n Asia; some cultivated (Cantua, Cobaea (cup-and-saucer vine), Collomia, Gilia, Ipomopsis, Linanthus, Phlox )
Recent taxonomic note: *See also revised taxonomy of Porter and Johnson 2000 Aliso 19(1):5591; Porter 1998 Aliso 17:8385
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Annual, perennial herb
Stem generally erect, generally branched from base
Leaves cauline, opposite, entire or palmately 39-lobed; lobes linear to narrowly lanceolate or spoon-shaped
Inflorescence head-like, open, or flower solitary; bracts leaf-like; flowers sessile or pedicelled
Flower: calyx tubular, or lobes nearly free, bordered by translucent membrane; corolla funnel-shaped, salverform, or bell-shaped; stamens attached at same level, pollen yellow
Species in genus: 41 species: w North America, Chile
Etymology: (Greek: flax flower)
Reference: [Patterson 1977 Madroño 24:3648]
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Annual, hairy
Stem decumbent to erect, 525 cm
Leaf: lobes 825 mm
Inflorescence head-like, terminal; flowers sessile
Flower: calyx 68 mm, membrane obscure, 1/2 calyx length; corolla salverform, tube 2035 mm, thread-like, maroon, pink, or yellow, throat yellow, lobes 56 mm, oblong or lanceolate, white, yellow, pink, blue, or purple, often with red marks at base; stamens, style generally exserted, stigmas 36 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=18
Ecology: Abundant. Open or wooded areas, many plant communities
Elevation: < 1200 m.
Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province
Synonyms: L. androsaceus subspp. croceus (Milliken) H. Mason, laetus H. Mason, luteolus (Greene) H. Mason, luteus (Benth.) H. Mason, micranthus (Steudel) H. Mason; L. plaskettii Eastw
Highly variable, especially corolla color. Differentiated from L. androsaceus by hairy calyx, thread-like corolla tube. Detailed study needed before infraspecific taxa can be recognized
Recent taxonomic note: *Leptosiphon parviflorus Benth.
Horticultural information: DRN, SUN: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.