Gilia tricolor
Gilia tricolor (bird's-eyes, bird's-eye gilia, tricolor gilia) is an annual flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae).[1]
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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.
Gallery
- 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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References
- Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2013, p. 49
External links
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