[Babystars and Mountain-trumpets: The Genus Leptosiphon in Mt. Adams Country]

Bicolored Babystars, Bicolored Linanthus

Leptosiphon bicolor

Syonyms: Linanthus bicolor, Linanthus bicolor var. bicolor

Flower of Bicolored Babystars, Bicolored Linanthus: Leptosiphon bicolor (Syonyms: Linanthus bicolor, Linanthus bicolor var. bicolor)

The photo above shows bicolored linanthus as seen in a dry meadow at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams.........June 18, 2006.

Bicolored Babystars, Bicolored Linanthus: Leptosiphon bicolor (Syonyms: Linanthus bicolor, Linanthus bicolor var. bicolor)

Note the basal rosette of tiny leaves and cluster of leaves or bracts with the tube of the flower very long.

Bicolored Babystars, Bicolored Linanthus: Leptosiphon bicolor (Syonyms: Linanthus bicolor, Linanthus bicolor var. bicolor)

Another view showing the whole form of this annual wildflower.

Paul Slichter