Gilia inconspicua

Gilia inconspicua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Gilieae
Genus: Gilia
Species: Gilia inconspicua

Name

Gilia inconspicua (Sm.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 286 (1826)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ipomeria inconspicua (Sm.) Nutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 124 (1818)
  • Ipomopsis inconspicua Sm. in Exot. Bot. 1: 25 (1805)
  • Navarretia inconspicua (Sm.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 433 (1891)
• Homotypic
  • Cantua parviflora Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 730 (1813)
  • Gilia inconspicua var. deserti Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 105 (1907)
  • Gilia inconspicua subsp. euinconspicua Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 105 (1907), not validly publ.
  • Gilia inconspicua var. lacerata A.Nelson in Amer. J. Bot. 25: 115 (1938)
  • Gilia inconspicua var. milesii Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 105 (1907)
  • Gilia inconspicua var. ochroleuca Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 105 (1907)
  • Gilia inconspicua var. oreophila Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 105 (1907)
  • Gilia inconspicua var. subacaulis Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 105 (1907)
  • Gilia inconspicua var. variegata Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 105 (1907)
  • Gilia parviflora (Pursh) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 626 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regionalː Western Central USA Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sweet, R. 1826. Hortus Britannicus: or a catalogue of plants cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, arranged in natural orders. 492 pp. in 2 parts, London: J. Ridgway. Part I (pp. 1–240) Part II (pp. 241–492) Reference page. ː 1:286.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Gilia inconspicua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Gilia inconspicua. Published online. Accessed: February 21 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gilia inconspicua in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Shy Gilia

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