Pronunciation: al-is-ee-EL-la lep-toe-MEER-ee-a
Common name: Great Basin gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Open sandy places, 2500'-6500', creosote
bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave
Desert, Great Basin
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Aliciella
2) leptomeria
Formerly Gilia leptomeria