Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a off-thal-MO-i-dees
Common name: Eyed gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Sandy places, 3800'-8500', joshua tree and
pinyon-juniper woodland, desert mountains
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Gilia
(2) ophthalmoides