Sonoma Mountain Ecology Notes

Celebrating and Caring for the Land

Variable Linanthus

This native endemic annual herb in the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae) is now under the name Leptosiphon parviflorus. Called “variable” because it may produce flowers in white (below), pink or yellow and there is some research suggesting flower color could be linked to factors like soil-type and water availability.

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