(Milliken) A.D. Grant & V.E. Grant
Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a lep-TAN-tha pur-PUS-ee-eye
Common name: Purpus's gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Open stream beds and slopes, 2500'-8500',
nw of Inyokern, nw Mojave Desert, Tulare Co.
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gilia
2) leptantha 3) purpusii