Polemoniaceae

Sand gilia

Aliciella leptomeria (A.Gray) J.M.Porter

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Aliciella

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Sand gilia (Aliciella leptomeria) — FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Sand gilia
nv: Séigoʼischʼííʼ

Synonyms

Gilia inconspicua var. dentiflora Davidson
Gilia leptomeria A.Gray
Navarretia leptomeria (A.Gray) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Holloway, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Colin J Pryor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.