Plant

Scarlet gilia

Ipomopsis aggregata ssp aggregata
Plant
Habitat
Hungry Creek, Lolo Trail
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1806-06-26

Scarlet Gilia is among the few truly red flowers of the mountains. The color and tubular flowers attract hummingbirds.

In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described

Scarlet gilia

Plant · recorded by Lewis and Clark

Found at Hungry Creek and along the Lolo Trail. Scarlet Gilia is among the few truly red flowers of the mountains. The color and tubular flowers attract hummingbirds.

Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

Recent sightings

Where it’s being seen today

1 research-grade iNaturalist observation between 2019–2019. Most recent: 2019-07-07. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.

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