Allophyllum divaricatum Calflora

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Allophyllum divaricatum (Nutt.) A. D. Grant & V. E. Grant

Purple false gilia, Purple false gilyflower, Straggling gilia

Allophyllum divaricatum is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Genus:	Allophyllum
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Gilia gilioides ssp. volcanica
OTHER	Gilia gilioides var. greeneana

Information about Allophyllum divaricatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALDI4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/18/2025).