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These are one of my favorite wildflowers, and they're blooming all over these mountains right now.

Splendid Gilia (Saltugilia splendens) is a member of the phlox family; this particular species is only found in Southern California, growing in the transverse and coastal mountain ranges. 

The flowers are tiny, about the size of a dime, but strikingly beautiful. 

Other common names are woodland gilia and Grinnell's gilia.  They don't make good bouquets, as they wilt after a couple of hours, so I content myself with just taking photos of them.

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