Allophyllum gilioides subsp. gilioides

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

allophyllum is a California native annual found in the northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, San Francisco Bay Area, southern Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and Peninsular Ranges in open, sandy, generally damp or grassy areas at elevations of 200 to 1,900 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces delicate flowers in small, dense clusters. Growing with slender stems less than 40 centimeters tall, it has a compact, branching structure. Its lower leaves are distinctively pinnately lobed, with 5 to 11 lobes each 2 to 4 millimeters wide, creating a finely textured appearance. The flowers have corollas 6 to 10 millimeters long, adding a subtle decorative element to its grassy habitats.

Habitat: Open, sandy, generally damp or grassy areas

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 200-1900 m

Bioregions: NCoR, CaR, SN, SnFrB, SCoR, TR, PR.

California counties: Placer, Kern, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Butte, Alameda, Tulare, Modoc, Monterey, Fresno, El Dorado, San Luis Obispo, Sierra, Santa Clara, Shasta, Calaveras, Contra Costa, San Benito, Lake, Sutter, Mono, San Diego, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, San Joaquin, Tehama, Ventura, Glenn, Colusa, Inyo, Solano, Napa, Santa Cruz

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.