Gilia aliquanta

Puffcalyx gilia, western gilia, Western Gilia

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Puffcalyx gilia is a California native annual found in open habitats at elevations suitable for its delicate growth. Flowering from early to late spring, this plant produces lavender flowers with a distinctive yellow to cream throat, often streaked with purple, creating a vibrant floral display. Growing with spreading branches 8 to 16 centimeters tall, it forms a delicate suberect rosette with finely divided leaves. Its leaves are one-pinnate-lobed, with lobes 2 to 7 millimeters long, typically wider than the leaf axis, giving the plant a intricate, lacy appearance. The fruit is widely ovoid, 3 to 5.5 millimeters long, containing 12 to 15 yellow-brown seeds.

California counties: San Diego, San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura, Inyo, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo

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