Gilia leptantha
Gilia leptantha is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name fineflower gilia.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Gilia |
Species: | G. leptantha |
Binomial name | |
Gilia leptantha Parish | |
It is native to California and southern Nevada, where it grows in open mountain and desert habitat.
Description
Gilia leptantha is a small, mostly erect herb with a glandular stem often coated in cobwebby fibers. The leaves are arranged in a rounded basal rosette, each leaf divided sharply into many subdivided lobes.
The top of the stem is an inflorescence of a few pink to lavender flowers with yellow and white throats. The base of the flower is a thin, glandular tube.
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