Gilia flavocincta subsp. flavocincta
Family: Polemoniaceae
lesser yellowthroat gilia
[Gilia ophthalmoides subsp. flavocincta (A. Nels.) A.& V. Grant]
Gilia flavocincta subsp. flavocincta image

FLOWERS: Corollas 12-27 mm long, the tube exserted, longer than the calyx. 2n=36.

NOTES: See also parent taxon. Sandy soils, washes, bajadas, desert shrublands; Apache, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, Yuma cos.; 450-1300 m (1500-4300 ft); Feb-May. Range of the species.

REFERENCES: Dieter H. Wilken and J. Mark Porter, 2005, Vascular Plants of Arizona: Polemoniaceae. CANOTIA 1: 1-37.