Gilia tricolor

Gilia tricolor (bird's-eyes, bird's-eye gilia, tricolor gilia) is an annual flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae).[1]

Gilia tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Gilia
Species:
G. tricolor
Binomial name
Gilia tricolor

Range and habitat

It is native to the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California.[1]

Description

Growth pattern

Leaves and stems

Inflorescence and fruit

Flowers have 5 green sepals and 5 bell-shaped fused petals, which are blue-violet at the end, descending to purple spots over yellow throats, hence the three for "tri".[1]

Uses and ecological interactions

Subspecies
  • Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant
  • Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor Benth.
  • Gilia tricolor botanical illustration
  • Polemonaceae Bird's Eye
  • Gilia Tricolor (human hand for scale)
  • Group of Gilia Tricolor
  • Gilia Tricolor
  • Gilia Tricolor
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gollark: And some bundled programs, primarily other people's.
gollark: The majority of "OS"es are glorified startup screens maybe with a GUI or something. This is *not useful*.
gollark: SquidDev explained it here: https://gist.github.com/SquidDev/6fa444798bbe01f4068bf82a76ac273f
gollark: "OS"es are one of CC's most popular projects, despite most of the implementations of them delivering near-zero value.

References
  1. Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2013, p. 49
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