Species from California and Arizona
The blue pollen is really lovely.
Flower about 5-6mm across.
Photographed on grassy slopes just south of the parking area where Pan Toll Road ends, Mt. Tamalpais. See Map!
Gilia clivorum is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names purplespot gilia and many-stemmed gilia. It is native to California and Arizona. This common wildflower bears a number of erect stems reaching 6 to 30 centimeters in maximum height. It is leafy especially on the lower part of the stems, with each leaf divided into small lance-shaped leaflets. The inflorescence contains one to five hairy, glandular flowers each less...
