About Gilia clokeyi H.Mason
Gilia clokeyi is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, commonly known as Clokey's gilia. It is native to the southwestern United States, ranging from California to Colorado, where it grows in desert areas and other types of habitat. This herb grows an erect stem that can reach up to 17 centimeters tall. The lower portion of the stem is often covered in cobwebby fibers, while the upper stem has glandular hairs. Its lobed leaves grow up to 3 centimeters long, arranged in a basal rosette at ground level and also growing along the lower section of the stem. The top of the stem branches into an inflorescence that holds tiny flowers on thin pedicels. Each flower has a pouch-like calyx of sepals, formed by ribs with membranous tissue between them. The corolla grows out of the calyx: its narrow tubular throat is yellow with white spots, and its open face is white with blue spots or streaks.
