Authors: Benth.  

Botanical Description

Gilia dichotomus). Erect, the stem simple or forking once to several times, 10-20cm in height. Leaves usually in opposite pairs, l-2.2cm long, divided into three to seven linear to filiform lobes. Flowers 1.5-3cm long and wide, white, sometimes with a touch of purple especially in the throat, opening at sundown. L.d. subsp. meridianus has always white flowers which are open during the day. California, Arizona and Nevada, in sandy and gravelly places below 1700m.