Gilia angelensis (Chaparral Gilia)

 3/10/17 Minthorn Street, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA 

3/10/17 Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA

 3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills,

Riverside County, CA

3/24/17 Dripping Springs Campground, Agua Tibia Wilderness,

Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

3/6/05 Hwy. 79 between call box and Wood Chuck Road, 
Aguanga-Temecula Area, Riverside County, CA

3/6/05 Hwy. 79 between call box and Wood Chuck Road, 
Aguanga-Temecula Area, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Chaparral Gilia

SPECIES: Gilia angelensis

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/6/2005

LOCATION: Hwy. 79 between call box and Wood Chuck Road, Aguanga-Temecula Area, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem: branches ± erect from base, 7–70 cm, with short, translucent hairs below

Leaves: basal in ± erect cluster, 1–2-pinnate, glabrous or short-hairy; axis and lobes linear

Inflorescence: cluster, loose; flowers 1–10; pedicels yellow-glandular

Flower: calyx 3–5 mm, generally short-hairy, lobes acute, membrane generally blue, width < ribs; corolla 6–9 mm, tube included in calyx, throat cup-shaped, yellow, not spotted, lobes lavender or white; stamens, style exerted

Fruit 4–5 mm, < calyx

Seeds 18–30

Ecology: Open, sandy or rocky, generally grassy areas

Elevation: 200–1900 m.  

Bioregional distribution: e San Francisco Bay Area (Mount Hamilton Range), Inner South Coast Ranges, Southwestern California 

Distribution outside California: Baja California