Polemoniaceae
Chaparral gilia
Gilia angelensis
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Gilia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Chaparral gilia
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 325 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sophia K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cayman Lanzone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sdash, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.