Leptosiphon aureus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Leptosiphon aureus Benth.

Golden linanthus

2019 David Greenberger

2017 Scott Yarger

2022 Steve Matson

2017 Adam Chasey

2022 Steve Matson

2022 Dianne Lake

Leptosiphon aureus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Leptosiphon acicularis

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (1139 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Leptosiphon
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Leptosiphon acicularis
JEF	Linanthus acicularis
ICPN	Linanthus aureus
JEF	Leptosiphon chrysanthus

Information about Leptosiphon aureus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LEAU16) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/06/2023).