Polemoniaceae

Smallflower gymnosteris

Gymnosteris parvula A.Heller

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Gymnosteris

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Smallflower gymnosteris (Gymnosteris parvula) — FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Smallflower gymnosteris

Synonyms

Gilia parvula Rydb.
Gymnosteris leibergii Brand
Gymnosteris nudicaulis var. parvula (Rydb.) Jeps.
Gymnosteris parvula f. leibergii (Brand) Wherry
Gymnosteris rydbergii Tidestr.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Genevieve K. Walden, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: glittergravel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, 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.