& A.D. Grant) L.A. Johnson ssp. splendens
Pronunciation: sal-to-JEE-lee-a SPLEN-dens
Common name: Splendid gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Openings in brush or woods, chaparral,
foothill woodland, yellow pine forest, San Jacintos,
San Gabriels, San Bernardinos to Monterey Co.
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Saltugilia
2) splendens
Formerly Gilia splendens ssp. splendens