- Gilia
Taxobox
name = "Gilia"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Gilia achilleifolia "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
subclassis =Asteridae
ordo =Ericales
familia =Polemoniaceae
genus = "Gilia"
genus_authority = Ruiz & Pav.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = See text."Gilia" is a
genus of between 25-50 species offlowering plant s in the familyPolemoniaceae , native to temperate and tropical regions of theAmericas , from the westernUnited States south to northernChile , where they occur mainly indesert or semi-deserthabitat s.They are
herbaceous annual, rarely perennial, growing to 10-120 cm tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, usually pinnate (rarely simple), forming a basal rosette in most species. Theflower s are produced in apanicle , with a five-lobed corolla, which can be blue, white, pink or yellow."Gilia" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species including "Schinia aurantiaca" and "Schinia biundulata" (the latter feeds exclusively on "G. cana").;Selected species:
References
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4950 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Gilia"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GILIA USDA Plants Profile: "Gilia"]
* [http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/FloraData/060/PDF/V05/Volume5-Gilia.pdf Flora of Chile: "Gilia" (pdf file)]
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