Gilia flavocincta
Gilia flavocincta | |
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Gilia flavocincta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Gilia |
Species: | G. flavocincta
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Binomial name | |
Gilia flavocincta A.Nelson
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Gilia flavocincta, the lesser yellowthroat gilia, is a plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Arizona Uplands of the Sonoran Desert.[1]: 115 The plants grow in extensive patches of pink-lavender flowers that fill the air with a sweet honey scent.[1]: 115
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
Categories:
- Gilia
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Ericales stubs