Polemoniaceae
Dense false gilyflower
Allophyllum gilioides
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Allophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dense false gilyflower
Synonyms
- Collomia gilioides Benth.
- Gilia gilioides (Benth.) Greene
- Microsteris gilioides (Greene) Davidson & Moxley
- Navarretia gilioides (Benth.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 100 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aaron H, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, 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.