Gilia leptantha Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gilia leptantha Parish

Fine flower gilia, Fineflower gilia

2023 Bob Steele

2015 Mary Merriman

2017 Ashley Olive

1984 Gary A. Monroe

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~544 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. leptantha ... ssp. pinetorum ... ssp. purpusii ... ssp. transversa
Genus:	Gilia
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Gilia leptantha from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GILE2) 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).