Polemoniaceae
California gilia
Gilia achilleifolia
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Gilia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 吉莉花, 蓍叶吉莉草
- English
- California gilia
- Swedish
- Fjädergilia
Synonyms
- Navarretia achilleifolia Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 586 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Felicia Gershberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: redrovertracy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: nate brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Greg Froelich, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kyle Nessen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Chaparral giliaGilia angelensisPolemoniaceae
- Nevada giliaGilia brecciarumPolemoniaceae
- Showy giliaGilia canaPolemoniaceae
- Purplespot giliaGilia clivorumPolemoniaceae
- Clokey's giliaGilia clokeyiPolemoniaceae
- Lesser yellowthroat giliaGilia flavocinctaPolemoniaceae
- Shy giliaGilia inconspicuaPolemoniaceae
- Hollyleaf giliaGilia latifloraPolemoniaceae
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.