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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]
Native |
Annual
Stem 210 cm, puberulent
Leaf: lobe 26 mm, thread-like
Inflorescence openly forked; peduncles 415 mm, thread-like
Flower: calyx 35 mm, membrane 2/3 calyx length; corolla funnel-shaped, white or blue, tube 23 mm, lobes 12 mm; anthers included
Ecology: Dry, open areas
Elevation: < 1700 m.
Bioregional distribution: Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Central Valley, Central Western California, Southwestern California (except n Channel Islands)
Distribution outside California: Baja California (Guadalupe Island)
Recent taxonomic note: *Leptosiphon pygmaeus (Brand) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson
Native |
Flower: corolla lavender-blue
Ecology: Dry, open areas
Elevation: < 500 m.
Bioregional distribution: s Channel Islands (San Clemente)
Distribution outside California: Baja California (Guadalupe Island)
Recent taxonomic note: *Leptosiphon pygmaeus (Brand) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson subsp. pygmaeus