Gilia flavocincta, the lesser yellowthroat gilia, is a plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Arizona Uplands of the Sonoran Desert.[1]: 115 The plants grow in extensive patches of pink-lavender flowers that fill the air with a sweet honey scent.[1]: 115
Gilia flavocincta | |
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Gilia flavocincta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Gilia |
Species: | G. flavocincta |
Binomial name | |
Gilia flavocincta A.Nelson | |
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