Gilia jacens

Nevada gilia

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Nevada gilia is a California native annual found in the Tehachapi Mountains, southern Coast Ranges, western Transverse Ranges, and western Mojave Desert in low sandy or clay flats at elevations of 500 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces purple flowers 5 to 7 millimeters long with a purple throat. Growing with long-decumbent branches densely covered in woolly hairs, it forms a compact, tufted appearance. Its basal leaves form a suberect rosette 2 to 5 centimeters long, with intricately divided pinnate lobes and dense woolly hairiness. The fruit is ovoid, 4 to 5 millimeters long, and contains 24 to 36 seeds.

Habitat: Low, sandy or clay flats

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 500-2500 m

Bioregions: Teh, SCoRI, WTR, w DMoj.

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