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Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, Gilia flavocincta

Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, Gilia flavocincta Flowers Photo Taken At Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.
Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, Gilia flavocincta Plant Photo Taken At Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.
Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, Gilia flavocincta Flowers Photo Taken At Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.
Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, Gilia flavocincta Flowers Photo Taken At Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.
Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, Gilia flavocincta Flowers Photo Taken At Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.
Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, Gilia flavocincta Leaves Photo Taken At Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.

Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia Gilia flavocincta, Phlox Family ( Polemoniaceae ), Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia: Also Called; Gilia flavocincta subsp. australis. Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia is an annual herb with from one to many slender, commonly flexuous stems from about four inches to eighteen inches tall. Its basal leaves in a loose cluster, pinnately or bipinnately lobed. Height: From about 4 to 18 inches tall and about 12to 14 inches wide. Flowers: Light - purple, a slender funnel form, tube 0.8-1 mm wide, orifice 1.8-7 mm wide; lobes 2-6 mm long, stamens sub equal, slightly exerted; style equaling or exceeding stamens. Blooming Time: Late February through May. Occasionally during the Monsoon Rains. Leaves: Olive - green pinnately or bipinnately lobed. Found: Lower Sonoran and lower margins of the Transition Zones, Yuma County to Maricopa, and southern Yavapai Counties of Arizona. Into southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and northern Sonora, Mexico. Elevation: 1,500 to 5,000 Feet. Habitat: Sandy canyons, mountain slopes, sandy desert washes, streams, and arroyos. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Photo Taken At Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.