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Leptosiphon ambiguus

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Leptosiphon ambiguus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Leptosiphon
Species:
L. ambiguus
Binomial name
Leptosiphon ambiguus
Synonyms

Linanthus ambiguus (Rattan) Greene

Leptosiphon ambiguus (syn. Linanthus ambiguus), the serpentine linanthus, is a low annual plant with needle-like leaves and a vivid lavender flower. It grows in serpentine soils and is an endemic threatened species of the Bay Area in California.

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