Linanthus inyoensis (formerly Gilia 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 into the High Sierra Nevada, Inyo Mountains, and White Mountains. Description The inflorescence generally bears one pair of small, white flowers with tiny stamens protruding from their yellow throats.