Polemoniaceae

Mustang clover

Leptosiphon montanus (Greene) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Leptosiphon

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Mustang clover (Leptosiphon montanus) — FlowerPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Mustang clover

Synonyms

Gilia montana (Greene) Rattan
Linanthus ciliatus var. montanus Greene
Linanthus montanus (Greene) Greene

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sandy Rae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Megan Ralph, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Woodward, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Genevieve K. Walden, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Laura Gaudette, 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.