Eyed Gilia - Gilia ophthalmoides

 This inconspicuous flower growing on gravelly areas is part of the Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae). It's eyed gilia (Gilia ophthalmoides), and grows in the western U.S.  The corolla (yellow and lavender parts) extends far from the calyx (red-striped part that covers the bottom of the corolla).

 Like most gilia species, eyed gilia has a rosette of basal leaves. For this species, the leaves and stem are very hairy, with some hairs appearing almost like cobwebs.

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