Polemoniaceae
Whiskerbrush
Leptosiphon ciliatus
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Leptosiphon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Whiskerbrush
Synonyms
- Gilia ciliata Benth.
- Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greene
- Navarretia ciliata (Benth.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.