''Gilia flavocincta'', the lesser yellowthroat gilia, is a plant in the phlox family (
Polemoniaceae
The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 25 genera with 270–400 species of annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity ...
) found in the
Arizona Uplands of the
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert ( es, Desierto de Sonora) is a desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Arizona ...
.
[Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ] The plants grow in extensive patches of pink-lavender flowers that fill the air with a sweet honey scent.
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References
flavocincta
Flora of Arizona
Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
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