About Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps.
Leptosiphon ciliatus is a hairy annual herb that grows a thin stem reaching up to around 30 centimeters in height. Each of its leaves is divided into needle-like lobes that measure up to 2 centimeters long; leaf pairs are arranged to look like a single cluster of narrow lobes. At the tip of the stem sits an inflorescence holding one or more flowers. Each flower has a long, hairy tube up to 2.5 centimeters long that emerges from leaf-like sepals. The open face of the flower is less than 1 centimeter wide, and ranges in color from pale to bright pink, with additional white and yellow coloring and reddish spots on the flower throat. Its blooming period runs from March to July, with timing varying by altitude and latitude. This species is native to California, Baja California (Mexico), Nevada, and Oregon, and grows at elevations below 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). It is a common species across many habitat types, including chaparral, oak woodland, grassland, yellow pine forest, red fir forest, lodgepole forest, and subalpine forest.
