Leptosiphon bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Leptosiphon
Species:	L. bicolor
Binomial name
Leptosiphon bicolor Nutt.
Synonyms
Linanthus bicolor (Nutt.) Greene

Leptosiphon bicolor ( syn. Linanthus bicolor), known as true babystars, is a low annual flowering plant related to Phlox with clumps of needle-like leaves. Populations often contain both white-flowered and pink-flowered plants. It is native to the west coast of North America from northern Baja California to southern British Columbia.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leptosiphon bicolor.

• Calflora Database: Leptosiphon bicolor (True babystars)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Leptosiphon bicolor
• UC CalPhotos gallery: Leptosiphon bicolor

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