Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Linanthus inyoensis (formerly Gilia inyoensis) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Inyo gilia. It is native to eastern California and western Nevada, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of habitat at the western edge of the Great Basin where it meets the Sierra Nevada into the High Sierra Nevada, Inyo Mountains, and White Mountains.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

1 - 4 in Tall

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Color

White, Yellow

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Buckwheat Borer Moth

Synanthedon polygoni