Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Leptosiphon bicolor (syn. Linanthus bicolor), known as True Babystars, is a low annual flowering plant with clumps of needle-like leaves. Flowers my be white or lavender, hence the name bicolor. It is native to the west coast of North America.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

0.8 - 6 in Tall

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Color

White, Lavender

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Site type

Open, grassy places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Buckwheat Borer Moth

Synanthedon polygoni