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Aliciella latifolia (S.Watson) J.M.Porter

Aliciella latifolia (S.Watson) J.M.Porter

Aliciella latifolia (S.Watson) J.M.Porter

Aliciella latifolia is a foul-smelling annual phlox plant native to southwestern United States deserts.

Cobaea scandens Cav.

Cobaea scandens Cav.

Cobaea scandens Cav.

Cobaea scandens Cav. is a self-clinging perennial climbing plant grown ornamentally for its color-changing flowers.

Collomia grandiflora Lindl.

Collomia grandiflora Lindl.

Collomia grandiflora Lindl.

Collomia grandiflora Lindl. is an upright flowering plant with sticky seeds, used medicinally by some Native Americans.

Collomia heterophylla Douglas ex Hook.

Collomia heterophylla Douglas ex Hook.

Collomia heterophylla Douglas ex Hook.

Variableleaf collomia (Collomia heterophylla) is a hairy annual flowering herb native to western North America.

Collomia linearis Nutt.

Collomia linearis Nutt.

Collomia linearis Nutt.

Collomia linearis is a small annual phlox family wildflower native to northern and western North America.

Collomia tinctoria Kellogg

Collomia tinctoria Kellogg

Collomia tinctoria Kellogg

Collomia tinctoria, or staining collomia, is a small annual phlox family plant native to open rocky western US mountain habitats.

Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason

Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason

Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) H.Mason

Eriastrum densifolium, or giant woollystar, is a phlox family wildflower native to California and Baja California, with one rare endangered subspecies.

Eriastrum diffusum (A.Gray) H.Mason

Eriastrum diffusum (A.Gray) H.Mason

Eriastrum diffusum (A.Gray) H.Mason

Eriastrum diffusum, commonly called miniature woollystar, is an annual flowering herb in the phlox family native to the southwestern US.

Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason

Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason

Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason

Eriastrum eremicum, the desert woollystar, is an annual sky-blue phlox of the Sonoran Desert.

Eriastrum luteum (Benth.) H.Mason

Eriastrum luteum (Benth.) H.Mason

Eriastrum luteum (Benth.) H.Mason

Eriastrum luteum, yellow woollystar, is a small annual flowering plant endemic to central California.

Eriastrum sapphirinum (Eastw.) H.Mason

Eriastrum sapphirinum (Eastw.) H.Mason

Eriastrum sapphirinum (Eastw.) H.Mason

Eriastrum sapphirinum, or sapphire woollystar, is an endemic California annual flowering wildflower in the phlox family with blue funnel-shaped blooms.

Eriastrum wilcoxii (A.Nelson) H.Mason

Eriastrum wilcoxii (A.Nelson) H.Mason

Eriastrum wilcoxii (A.Nelson) H.Mason

Eriastrum wilcoxii, or Wilcox's woollystar, is an annual flowering phlox plant native to the western United States.

Gilia achilleifolia Benth.

Gilia achilleifolia Benth.

Gilia achilleifolia Benth.

Gilia achilleifolia is an annual lavender-flowered phlox native to California, introduced elsewhere in North America.

Gilia angelensis V.E.Grant

Gilia angelensis V.E.Grant

Gilia angelensis V.E.Grant

Gilia angelensis is a wildflower with light lavender flowers and a seed capsule holding up to 30 seeds.

Gilia cana (M.E.Jones) A.Heller

Gilia cana (M.E.Jones) A.Heller

Gilia cana (M.E.Jones) A.Heller

Gilia cana is an annual wildflower that is the exclusive food source for larvae of the butterfly Schinia biundulata.

Gilia capitata Sims

Gilia capitata Sims

Gilia capitata Sims

Gilia capitata is an attractive annual herb native to western North America that draws pollinators and grows well in sandy or rocky soil.

Gilia clivorum (Jeps.) V.E.Grant

Gilia clivorum (Jeps.) V.E.Grant

Gilia clivorum (Jeps.) V.E.Grant

Gilia clivorum, purplespot gilia, is a phlox family wildflower native to California and Arizona.

Gilia clokeyi H.Mason

Gilia clokeyi H.Mason

Gilia clokeyi H.Mason

Gilia clokeyi, or Clokey's gilia, is a flowering phlox plant native to the southwestern United States.

Gilia diegensis (Munz) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant

Gilia diegensis (Munz) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant

Gilia diegensis (Munz) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant

Gilia diegensis is an annual flowering plant with a glandular stem, lobed basal leaves, and clustered purple-and-yellow throated flowers.

Gilia flavocincta A.Nelson

Gilia flavocincta A.Nelson

Gilia flavocincta A.Nelson

Gilia flavocincta, lesser yellowthroat gilia, is a sweet-scented phlox found in the Arizona Uplands of the Sonoran Desert.

Gilia sinuata Douglas ex Benth.

Gilia sinuata Douglas ex Benth.

Gilia sinuata Douglas ex Benth.

Gilia sinuata Douglas ex Benth. is a wildflower with toothed leaves, pink or lavender flowers, and a three-chambered seed capsule.

Gilia stellata A.Heller

Gilia stellata A.Heller

Gilia stellata A.Heller

Gilia stellata A.Heller is a small flowering plant with hairy stems, basal rosette leaves, and pink or lavender funnel-shaped flowers.

Gilia tenuiflora Benth.

Gilia tenuiflora Benth.

Gilia tenuiflora Benth.

Gilia tenuiflora Benth. is a flowering plant with multibranched stems and lavender flowers, with non-yellow throats.

Gilia tricolor Benth.

Gilia tricolor Benth.

Gilia tricolor Benth.

Gilia tricolor is an annual flowering phlox native to California, sold as a garden flower with occasional sightings further north.

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