Leptosiphon rattanii (syn. Linanthus rattanii) is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Rattan's linanthus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Leptosiphon |
| Species: | L. rattanii
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| Leptosiphon rattanii (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
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Linanthus rattanii | |
It is endemic to California, where it is known only from inner sections of the North Coast Ranges.
It is a small, thin annual herb producing a hairy, glandular stem up to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into tiny threadlike lobes. The inflorescence is generally made up of a single flower with a very thin, hairy, reddish tube over a centimeter long tipped with a flat white corolla with lobes a few millimeters in length.
External links edit
- Calflora Database: Leptosiphon rattanii (Rattan's leptosiphon)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon rattanii
- UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon rattanii
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