Blue False-gilia, Allophyllum glutinosum

Exserted stamens with blue anthers. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise.	Blue False-gilia (Sticky False-gilia for the sticky stems, or Stinky Gilia for the unpleasant odor) Allophyllum glutinosum An annual found on rocky soils of shaded slopes of coastal sage scrub and woodland borders in the Santa Ana Mountains. Polemoniaceae Back to Polemoniaceae of Orange County, California Back to Eudicots of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California
San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise.	Exserted three-part pistil.San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise.
2-8 flowers per stem; flowers .25-.75 in. long. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise.	San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise.
One or more stems from the base, 4-24 in. long; hairy and sticky. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise.	San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise.
Alternate hairy leaves, sticky hairy stems. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA. 7-11-10. © Joan Avise.	Cyn. N or Hwy 74, 1.75 rd. mi E Hot Springs Cyn. Rd., 5-10-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.