Linanthus inyoensis
Linanthus inyoensis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Inyo gilia.
It is native to eastern California and western Nevada, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of habitat at the western edge of the Great Basin where it meets the Sierra [Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada] into the High Sierra Nevada, Inyo Mountains, and White Mountains.
;Description
Linanthus inyoensis is a petite herb, growing up to 10 centimeters tall. Its hair-thin stem glandular on the upper parts and coated in white hairs below. The leaves are just a few millimeters long, oval in shape, sometimes with a few teeth on the edges, and somewhat hairy.
The inflorescence generally bears one pair of small, white flowers with tiny stamens protruding from their yellow throats.