Gilia inconspicua Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gilia inconspicua (Sm.) Sweet

Shy gilia

2022 Steve Matson

2019 Liz Block

2022 Steve Matson

2018 Richard Spjut

2009 Mary Winter

Gilia inconspicua is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~66 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Gilia tenuiflora var. purpusii

Information about Gilia inconspicua from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GIIN2) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).