| Leptosiphon ambiguus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Leptosiphon |
| Species: | L. ambiguus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosiphon ambiguus (Rattan) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson |
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| Synonyms | |
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Linanthus ambiguus (Rattan) Greene |
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Leptosiphon ambiguus (syn. Linanthus ambiguus), the serpentine linanthus, is a low annual plant with needle-like leaves and a vivid lavender flower. It grows in serpentine soils and is an endemic threatened species of the Bay Area in California.