Latin name: Gilia angelensis V. Grant
  Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a an-jel-EN-sis

  Common name: Chaparral gilia, Angel's gilia
  Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
  Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soil to 6500', coastal
  sage scrub, chaparral, yellow pine forest

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Gilia
  2) angelensis
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