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*'''Kingdom''': Plantae | *'''Kingdom''': Plantae | ||
*'''Phylum''': Magnoliophyta | *'''Phylum''': Magnoliophyta | ||
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*'''Genus''': ''Leptosiphon'' | *'''Genus''': ''Leptosiphon'' | ||
*'''Species''': ''bicolor'' | *'''Species''': ''bicolor'' | ||
− | + | ==Description== | |
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+ | '''General:''' Slender annual up to 1.5 dm. tall, the stem puberulent, often branched at the base, otherwise usually simple. | ||
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'''Leaves:''' Leaves rather firm, palmately 3-7 cleft, up to 2 cm. long, the segments linear, harshly ciliate. | '''Leaves:''' Leaves rather firm, palmately 3-7 cleft, up to 2 cm. long, the segments linear, harshly ciliate. | ||
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'''Flowers:''' Flowers fragrant, sub-sessile in a dense, terminal, leafy cluster, the inflorescence leaves longer and more prominently ciliate than the lower; calyx firm, 5-10 mm. long, the 5 segments with needle-like tips; corolla with a very slender tube up to 3 cm. long, the throat yellow, the 5 abruptly-flaring, short lobes deep pink to purplish or white; stamens 5, the filaments attached in the corolla throat; style 3-parted; ovary superior. | '''Flowers:''' Flowers fragrant, sub-sessile in a dense, terminal, leafy cluster, the inflorescence leaves longer and more prominently ciliate than the lower; calyx firm, 5-10 mm. long, the 5 segments with needle-like tips; corolla with a very slender tube up to 3 cm. long, the throat yellow, the 5 abruptly-flaring, short lobes deep pink to purplish or white; stamens 5, the filaments attached in the corolla throat; style 3-parted; ovary superior. | ||
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'''Fruit:''' Capsule with 3, several-seeded carpels. | '''Fruit:''' Capsule with 3, several-seeded carpels. | ||
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April- June | April- June | ||
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West of the Cascades, Vancouver Island, B. C., to California, east through the Columbia Gorge | West of the Cascades, Vancouver Island, B. C., to California, east through the Columbia Gorge | ||
− | + | ==Habitat== | |
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Mesic to dry, open, grassy places in the lowland zone; locally frequent on S Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands; S to CA. | Mesic to dry, open, grassy places in the lowland zone; locally frequent on S Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands; S to CA. | ||
− | + | ==Uses== | |
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None found (at the moment) | None found (at the moment) | ||
− | + | ==Propagation== | |
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Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine # 1 (a soil-less, peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats of conetainers were placed in greenhouse set at moderate temperatures (70 degree days/50 degree nights.) Seeds germinated readily with no treatment. Most seeds germinated within one to two weeks. (Leptosiphon grandiflorus also needed no treatment before germination). | Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine # 1 (a soil-less, peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats of conetainers were placed in greenhouse set at moderate temperatures (70 degree days/50 degree nights.) Seeds germinated readily with no treatment. Most seeds germinated within one to two weeks. (Leptosiphon grandiflorus also needed no treatment before germination). | ||
+ | http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php | ||
+ | http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch | ||
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'''Seed sample from:''' 2011 | '''Seed sample from:''' 2011 | ||
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[[File:LEBI LisaHintz sd 2012.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Leptosiphon seeds]] | [[File:LEBI LisaHintz sd 2012.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Leptosiphon seeds]] | ||
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'''Measurement Range: L:''' 1.1 – 1.75, W: 0.6 – 1, D: 0.5 – 1 | '''Measurement Range: L:''' 1.1 – 1.75, W: 0.6 – 1, D: 0.5 – 1 | ||
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'''Shape:''' Seeds somewhat tear shaped, others elliptical. | '''Shape:''' Seeds somewhat tear shaped, others elliptical. | ||
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'''Surface:''' Seeds bumpy and somewhat corrugated, giving them a “brain-like” texture. Seeds slightly glossy. | '''Surface:''' Seeds bumpy and somewhat corrugated, giving them a “brain-like” texture. Seeds slightly glossy. | ||
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'''Latitudinal Cross Section:''' elliptical [[File:LEBI lat.png]] | '''Latitudinal Cross Section:''' elliptical [[File:LEBI lat.png]] | ||
'''Longitudinal cross section:''' elliptical [[File:LEBI long.png]] , and at times, obovate [[File:LEBI long ob.png]] | '''Longitudinal cross section:''' elliptical [[File:LEBI long.png]] , and at times, obovate [[File:LEBI long ob.png]] | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
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+ | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:LEBI BenLegler flw good.jpg | ||
+ | File:LEBI BenLegler veg avg.jpg | ||
+ | </gallery> |
Revision as of 17:15, 21 May 2012
Common name: true baby star
Abbreviation code (Codon): LEBI
Contents
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Ericales/ Solanales
- Family: Polemoniaceae
- Genus: Leptosiphon
- Species: bicolor
Description
General: Slender annual up to 1.5 dm. tall, the stem puberulent, often branched at the base, otherwise usually simple.
Leaves: Leaves rather firm, palmately 3-7 cleft, up to 2 cm. long, the segments linear, harshly ciliate.
Flowers: Flowers fragrant, sub-sessile in a dense, terminal, leafy cluster, the inflorescence leaves longer and more prominently ciliate than the lower; calyx firm, 5-10 mm. long, the 5 segments with needle-like tips; corolla with a very slender tube up to 3 cm. long, the throat yellow, the 5 abruptly-flaring, short lobes deep pink to purplish or white; stamens 5, the filaments attached in the corolla throat; style 3-parted; ovary superior.
Fruit: Capsule with 3, several-seeded carpels.
Bloom Period
April- June
Distribution
West of the Cascades, Vancouver Island, B. C., to California, east through the Columbia Gorge
Habitat
Mesic to dry, open, grassy places in the lowland zone; locally frequent on S Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands; S to CA.
Uses
None found (at the moment)
Propagation
Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine # 1 (a soil-less, peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow-release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Flats of conetainers were placed in greenhouse set at moderate temperatures (70 degree days/50 degree nights.) Seeds germinated readily with no treatment. Most seeds germinated within one to two weeks. (Leptosiphon grandiflorus also needed no treatment before germination).
http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php
http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch
Seed
Seed sample from: 2011
Average Measurement: 1.3 x 0.8 x 0.7
Measurement Range: L: 1.1 – 1.75, W: 0.6 – 1, D: 0.5 – 1
Features
Shape: Seeds somewhat tear shaped, others elliptical.
Color: Seeds partially translucent and brown. Hilium inconspicuous.
Surface: Seeds bumpy and somewhat corrugated, giving them a “brain-like” texture. Seeds slightly glossy.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical
Longitudinal cross section: elliptical , and at times, obovate
References
Photo Gallery
- LEBI BenLegler flw good.jpg
- LEBI BenLegler veg avg.jpg