Leptosiphon croceus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Leptosiphon croceus (Eastw.) Strother & Kersh

Coast yellow leptosiphon

2017 Toni Corelli

2009 Genevieve K. Walden

Michael Huynh

2017 Toni Corelli

2019 Ken Hickman

2009 Genevieve K. Walden

Leptosiphon croceus is an annual herb that is native to California.

also called Linanthus croceus

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search (15 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 + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Linanthus croceus

Information about Leptosiphon croceus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 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: 06/04/2023).