Gilia aliquanta subsp. breviloba

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Gilia aliquanta subsp. breviloba is a California native annual found in the Mojave Desert on rocky slopes and washes at elevations of 700 to 1,600 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces delicate flowers with a narrow, tapered throat and narrowly obovate lobes about half the length of the tube. Growing with slender stems that support the small blooms, it forms compact clusters across the desert landscape. Its fine, narrow leaves complement the plant's delicate structure, adapting to the harsh rocky environments of the Mojave Desert. The flower's distinctive narrow corolla tube and proportioned lobes make this gilia a subtle yet intricate component of desert botanical communities.

Habitat: Uncommon. Rocky slopes, washes

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: 700-1600 m

Bioregions: DMoj

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