About Leptosiphon breviculus (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
Leptosiphon breviculus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, commonly known by the common name Mojave linanthus. It is endemic to California, where it occurs in the Mojave Desert and dry areas of the adjacent Transverse Ranges. This is an annual herb that produces a thin, hairy stem, with a total height between 10 and 25 centimeters. Its leaves are hairy, arranged oppositely, and each is divided into very narrow, needle-like lobes that range from 3 millimeters to 1 centimeter long; the lobes are shaped linear to lance-linear. The tip of the stem holds an inflorescence of one or more flowers, each about one centimeter wide; flowers may be white, pink, or blue, with purple throats. This species grows in desert and dry montane habitats, and its flowering period runs from May to August.
