Polemoniaceae

Desert calico

Loeseliastrum matthewsii (A.Gray) Timbrook

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Loeseliastrum

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Desert calico: desert calico, Loeseliastrum matthewsii, White Mountains, elevation 1590 m — Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Desert calico

Synonyms

Gilia matthewsii (A.Gray) A.Gray
Langloisia matthewsii Greene
Loeselia matthewsii A.Gray
Navarretia matthewsii Coville
Navarretia matthewsii (A.Gray) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.