Scientific Family
Polemoniaceae
Synonyms
Gilia inconspicua
Other common names
rosy phlox
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
4 to 12 inches
Riparian
No
One or several stems from a basal rosette of leaves. Stems are glandular and may be sticky to the touch.
Stems hairless or rarely with fine hairs at the base; upper leaves generally not deeply toothed; corolla tube usually less than twice as long as the throat, sometimes even shorter than the throat; corolla 3/16 to 1/2 inch.
Habitat
Open often sandy areas in a variety of habitats.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Disturbed Areas
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
1000
High elevation
6200
Flower Characteristics
Flowers are 5-lobed and have a tube 2 to 4 times as long as the flower lobes.
Flower color
Pale purple to white
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
March
Last bloom month
June
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves are semi-succulent and variable. They can be deeply pinnatifid to deeply lobed and either smooth or with few teeth. They are covered with a cobweb of hairs.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Pinnatifid
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaves clasp
Yes
Leaf hairs
Leaves
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Capsules have 3 divisions with 2 to 8 seeds in 2 rows.
Fruit type
Capsule