Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a TRI-oh-don
Common name: Sand gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Open sandy or rocky areas, sagebrush
scrub, juniper woodland to 5500', east desert mts
(Clark Mts), northern Mojave Desert to Colorado
Blooming period: Spring
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gilia
2) triodon