Polemoniaceae
Shy gilia
Gilia inconspicua
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Gilia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shy gilia
Synonyms
- Cantua parviflora Pursh
- Gilia inconspicua subsp. eu-inconspicua Brand
- Gilia inconspicua var. deserti Brand
- Gilia inconspicua var. inconspicua
- Gilia inconspicua var. lacerata A.Nelson
- Gilia inconspicua var. milesii Brand
- Gilia inconspicua var. ochroleuca Brand
- Gilia inconspicua var. oreophila Brand
- Gilia inconspicua var. subacaulis Brand
- Gilia inconspicua var. variegata Brand
- Gilia parviflora (Pursh) Spreng.
- Ipomeria inconspicua Nutt.
- Ipomopsis inconspicua Sm.
- Navarretia inconspicua Kuntze
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: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Puffcalyx giliaGilia aliquantaPolemoniaceae
- Chaparral giliaGilia angelensisPolemoniaceae
- Nevada giliaGilia brecciarumPolemoniaceae
- Showy giliaGilia canaPolemoniaceae
- Purplespot giliaGilia clivorumPolemoniaceae
- Clokey's giliaGilia clokeyiPolemoniaceae
- Lesser yellowthroat giliaGilia flavocinctaPolemoniaceae
- 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.