Gilia leptantha subsp. leptantha

San bernardino gilia, San Bernardino Gilia

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

San bernardino gilia is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native annual found in the San Bernardino Mountains in open, rocky soil, forest, and streambank habitats at elevations of 1,500 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces delicate, narrow white to pale blue flowers with corollas 13 to 23 millimeters long, featuring a narrow tube that flares to a narrow throat. Growing with spreading or erect stems 15 to 45 centimeters tall, it has a delicate and open branching structure. Its leaves are finely divided, creating a feathery appearance across the plant's slender form. The fruit is small, ovoid, and measures 3 to 4.5 millimeters in length, remaining shorter than the plant's calyx.

Habitat: Open, rocky soil, forest, streambanks

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1500-2300 m

Bioregions: SnBr.

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