Status: Native
Synonyms:
Gilia clokeyi Mason
Gilia ophthalmoides Brand subsp. clokeyi (Mason) A. & V. Grant
Ipomopsis inconspicua J.E. Smith
Gilia inconspicua is a small herb with rose pink colored flowers. The leaves and stem are
hairy. There is a basal rosette of pinnatifid leaves. Gilia inconspicua is found growing at
the bottom of dry creekbeds and in hillside rocks in early spring at lower and middle elevations.
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Gilia inconspicua, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, Apr. 12, 2008
Gilia inconspicua, detail of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, Apr. 12, 2008
Gilia inconspicua, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Gilia inconspicua, 1x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Gilia inconspicua, measured specimen, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
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