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Gilia brecciarum is an annual flowering plant in the Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae), known by the common name Nevada gilia or break gilia. It is native to the western United States from California and Oregon to Nevada, where it grows in open areas in sandy soils, such as desert, plateau, and dry mountain slopes.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

3 - 14 in Tall

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 123 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Adela punctiferella

Adela singulella

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Arrowhead Arctic Blue

Agriades podarce

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Mint

Mentha

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Prunes

Prunus domestica

Broccoli

Brassica oleracea