Polemoniaceae
Star gilia
Gilia stellata
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Gilia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Star gilia
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 727 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, 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: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: mark-groeneveld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Gilia
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- Rock giliaGilia scopulorumPolemoniaceae
- California giliaGilia achilleifoliaPolemoniaceae
- Puffcalyx giliaGilia aliquantaPolemoniaceae
- Chaparral giliaGilia angelensisPolemoniaceae
- Nevada giliaGilia brecciarumPolemoniaceae
- Showy giliaGilia canaPolemoniaceae
- Purplespot giliaGilia clivorumPolemoniaceae
- Clokey's giliaGilia clokeyiPolemoniaceae
- Lesser yellowthroat giliaGilia flavocinctaPolemoniaceae
- Shy giliaGilia inconspicuaPolemoniaceae
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.