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Sonoran Desert Plants
Gilia flavocincta ssp.australis (Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

Habitat: washes,canyons,rocky slopes
Life Form: forb,annual
Leaf Description: alternate,simple,pinnatifid
Flower Color: lavender and yellow
Flowering Period: Feb. to May
Spines: spineless
Family: Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
Abundance: uncommon
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J.M. Porter. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 18. Eudicots: Polemoniaceae - Phlox Family. Phytoneuron 2016-35: 1-24. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 8 (2 MB pdf)

Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).

 

 

 

 

 

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