Calflora Taxon Report
Leptosiphon rosaceus  (Hook. f.) Battaglia
Rose leptosiphon
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2014 Neal Kramer
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2010 Toni Corelli
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2010 Toni Corelli
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2019 Ken Hickman
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2013 Aaron Schusteff
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2013 Aaron Schusteff
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2016 Aaron Schusteff
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2014 Neal Kramer
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2012 Paul Hankamp
Leptosiphon rosaceus is an annual herb that is native to California.
also called Linanthus rosaceus
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Genus: Leptosiphon
Family: Polemoniaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSLinanthus parviflorus var. rosaceus
JEF + CNPSLinanthus rosaceus
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[explorer.natureserve.org] Taxonomic Comments: Munz (1959) included Linanthus rosaceus in L. androsaceus ssp. croceus, which Kartesz (1999) includes in L. parviflorus (Kartesz (1999) does not place the name L. rosaceus). The morphometric analysis of Battaglia and Patterson (2001) supports acceptance at the species level; they place it in the genus Leptosiphon. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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