Status: Native
Synonyms:
Gilia flavocincta A. Nelson subsp. australis (A. & V. Grant) A. Day & V. Grant
Gilia inconspicua of NM reports
Gilia ophthalmoides Brand subsp. australis A.D. Grant & V.E. Grant
Gilia lyndana is a small herb with rose-pink colored flowers. The throat of the corolla
is exserted from the calyx. The leaves and stem are
hairy. There is a basal rosette of pinnatifid leaves. Gilia lyndana is found growing at
the bottom of dry creekbeds and in hillside rocks in early spring at lower and middle elevations.
The species epithet denotes culture, beauty and refinement of the highest order.
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Gilia lyndana, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, Apr. 12, 2008
Gilia lyndana, detail of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, Apr. 12, 2008
Gilia lyndana, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Gilia lyndana, 1x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
Gilia lyndana, measured specimen, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, March 22, 2010
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