Gilia tenuiflora

Gilia tenuiflora

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Gilieae
Genus: Gilia
Species: Gilia tenuiflora
Subspeciesː G. t. subsp. amplifaucalis – G. t. subsp. arenaria – G. t. subsp. docmilleri – G. t. subsp. hoffmannii – G. t. subsp. tenuiflora

Name

Gilia tenuiflora Benth., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1622 (1833)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Navarretia tenuiflora (Benth.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 433 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Benth., 1833. Edwards's Botanical Register 19: t. 1622

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 tenuiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Gilia tenuiflora. Published online. Accessed: February 22 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: greater yellowthroat gilia

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