Gilia leptantha is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name fineflower gilia.
| Gilia leptantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Gilia |
| Species: | G. leptantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Gilia leptantha Parish
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It is native to California and southern Nevada, where it grows in open mountain and desert habitat.
Description
editGilia leptantha is a small, mostly erect herb with a glandular stem often coated in cobwebby fibers. The leaves are arranged in a rounded basal rosette, each leaf divided sharply into many subdivided lobes.
The top of the stem is an inflorescence of a few pink to lavender flowers with yellow and white throats. The base of the flower is a thin, glandular tube.
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