''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

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and western

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, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of habitat at the western edge of the

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where it meets the

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into the High Sierra Nevada,

Inyo Mountains The Inyo Mountains are a short mountain range east of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California in the United States. The range separates the Owens Valley to the west from Saline Valley to the east, extending for approximately south-southeast f ...

, and White Mountains. ;Description ''Linanthus inyoensis'' is a petite herb, growing up to 10 centimeters tall. Its hair-thin stem glandular on the upper parts and coated in white hairs below. The leaves are just a few millimeters long, oval in shape, sometimes with a few teeth on the edges, and somewhat hairy. The

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generally bears one pair of small, white flowers with tiny

stamen The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...

s protruding from their yellow throats.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Linanthus inyoensis''''Linanthus inyoensis'' — U.C. Photo gallery
inyoensis Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora of the Great Basin Flora of the California desert regions Natural history of Inyo County, California Natural history of Mono County, California

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Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polemoniaceae-stub