Baby Stars; Linanthus bicolor
(also called Leptosiphon bicolor)
Mid Bloomer. Small red-pink five-petal flowers, low growing. Thinly divided leaves circle stem at intervals.
Notes: Phlox Family. Pink flowers with yellow centers, grows in masses in open areas. The intricacies of the coloring and design most fully appreciated with a magnifying glass. Linanthus means ‘flax flower.’
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Kingdom Plantae -- Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Polemoniaceae -- Phlox family
Genus Leptosiphon Benth.
Species Leptosiphon bicolor Nutt. -- true babystars
Baby Stars; Linanthus bicolor |
Field of Baby Stars among
Long-beaked Storksbill that has gone to seed. |