Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Purpus' Gilia (Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii) is a native annual herb that grows in Southern and Central California, primarily in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and High Sierra Nevada regions. It tends to grow in open rocky or sandy places, at elevations from 2300-8500 feet.

Plant type

Annual herb

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Color

Yellow, Purple, Pink

Flowering season

Summer

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 7*, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Site type

open rocky or sandy places

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Kodiosoma fulvum

Schinia biundulata