A.D. Grant & V. Grant
Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a breh-chee-AR-um ne-GLEK-ta
Common name: Argus gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Sandy places 2500'-7000', creosote bush scrub
to pinyon-juniper woodland, west borders of Mojave
Desert, Kern to Inyo Counties
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gilia 2) brecciarum
3) neglecta