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"Grassland" type of Variable Linanthus with 2 red dots at base of each petal.

Variable Linanthus (Leptosiphon parviflorus) Endemic in California. Native, annual, plant in the Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family that grows in grassy areas, along edges of vernal pools, or in open woodland. Leaves are whorled around stem. Calyx hairs are densely glandular-hairy. Corolla lobes are 4-8mm (larger than L. bicolor), usually white, sometimes pink. Throat is yellow. Sometimes there are 2 dark red dots at base of each petal. Stamens are yellow and exserted and stigmas are 1--7 mm long. Peak bloom time: April-June.

There are 2 types of L. parviflorus on Fort Ord: Grassland type with 2 red dots at base of each petal, and Bull's-eye type with red red circle (bulls-eye) that borders around the top of yellow throat.
Flora of Fort Ord: Monterey County, California, David Styer, 2019, p. xvi, 170.

Calflora (with species distribution map in CA) https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=9571

Jepson eFlora https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=80366

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 250-251.

Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 251.

Monterey County Wildflowers https://montereywildflowers.com/polemoniaceae-linanthus/

Field Guide: Wildflowers of California, California Native Plant Society, 2024 (easy descriptions, exc. color photos, 600+ pages), p. 230.

Fort Ord A Love Story, Dorothy E. Denning, 2024 (1,000+ color photos, trail maps)

5-minute video of Fort Ord Flora and Fauna, produced by David Styer: https://fortordcleanup.com/archives/2020/natural-treasures-of-fort-ord-90-amazing-photographs/

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LEPTOSIPHON genus, formerly called Linanthus. Etymology: Greek: "narrow tube," for the corolla shape.

Calflora lists (with photos and species distribution maps) 39 species of Leptosiphon in CA (as of 5/12/24): https://www.calflora.org/entry/psearch.html?namesoup=Leptosiphon&countylist=any&plantcomm=any&format=photos&orderby=taxon

Flowers in the Leptosiphon genus are in the Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family. Leptosiphon flowers have a corolla that is funnel-shaped, salverform, or bell-shaped. Instead of distinct petals, they have spreading lobes that are fused to the tube at their base. They may be bell-shaped with gradually spreading lobes, or funnel-shaped with a slender tube and abruptly spreading lobes. The Leptosiphons were formerly called Linanthus until about 1993(?) when the taxon name changed occured.

Monterey County Wildflowers https://montereywildflowers.com/polemoniaceae-linanthus/

Jepson eFlora Key to Leptosiphon: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_keys.php?key=80247
Taxon page for Leptosiphon: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=80247

Leaf Terminology: Simple Diagrams/Definitions: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Leaf_morphology.svg

Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, 2nd ed., by J. Harris and M. W. Harris, 2022.