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Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a (or GIL-ee-a*) ka-pi-TAY-ta ab-ro-tan-i-FO-lee-a
Common name: Globe gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Open sandy or rocky places to 6000' in coastal sage scrub, chaparral and yellow pine forest ranging from Santa Barbara Co. inland to the Tehachapis, the San Gabriels and San Bernardinos, the Santa Ana Mts and Baja
Blooming period: April to July
Name derivations: 1) Gilia 2) capitata 3) abrotanifolia
*When an epithet is derived from a personal name, an attempt should be made to preserve the pronunciation of the original name, which in this case is Gilii. In Italian a ‘g’ before an ‘i’ has a soft rather than a hard sound, and ‘i’ is pronounced as ‘ee’, so Gilia should properly be said as ‘JEE-lee-uh.’ Most people however will continue to say it as GIL-ee-a.