Gilia aliquanta subsp. aliquanta

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Gilia aliquanta is a California native annual found in southern Sierra Nevada, northern Santa Barbara Islands, northern Santa Catalina Islands, and the eastern Mojave Desert on rocky slopes and washes at elevations of 700 to 1,300 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces delicate flowers with widely obovate lobes, creating a distinctive spreading throat. Growing with slender stems that support a compact, branching structure, it develops fine, intricate branches. Its leaves are likely finely divided, supporting the plant's delicate appearance. The flower's unique characteristics include longest stamens that extend beyond the corolla lobes, giving it a distinctive botanical profile.

Habitat: Rocky slopes, washes

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 700-1300 m

Bioregions: s SN, n SnGb, n SnBr, DMoj.

California counties: San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Kern, Inyo

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