triceps (Brand) A.D. Grant & V. Grant
Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a KAY-na TRI-seps
Common name: Showy gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry places, creosote bush scrub to pinyon-
juniper woodland, 2500'-5000', East Mojave, Death
Valley
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gilia 2) cana
3) triceps