Polemoniaceae
True babystars
Leptosiphon bicolor
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Leptosiphon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- True babystars
Synonyms
- Gilia bicolor (Nutt.) Piper
- Gilia eastwoodiae A.Heller
- Gilia exigua Brand
- Gilia tenella Benth.
- Linanthus bicolor (Nutt.) Greene
- Linanthus diffusus A.Heller ex Brand
- Linanthus eastwoodiae A.Heller
- Linanthus ouellatus A.Heller ex Brand
- Navarretia tenella (Benth.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 468 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Deb Kemp, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.