Gilia cana

Gilia cana

Taxobox
name = "Gilia cana"


image_width = 220px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Polemoniaceae
genus = "Gilia"
species = "G. cana"
binomial = "Gilia cana"
binomial_authority = (M.E.Jones) A.Heller

"Gilia cana" is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name showy gilia. It is native to California and Nevada where it grows in open areas with gravelly and sandy soils, such as desert and rocky slopes. The Mojave Desert range of some subspecies may extend into Arizona. This wildflower grows a stout, branching stem reaching maximum heights around 30 centimeters. Most of the leaves are arranged in a clumpy rosette at the base of the plant. Each leaf is divided into leaflets with toothlike lobes. The lower part of the stem and leaves may have a coat of cobweb-like fibers. The herbage is glandular and has an unpleasant skunklike scent. The tops of the stem branches bear spreading inflorescences of glandular purple to pinkish-lavender flowers. Each flower has a short tubular throat which is yellow and blue inside and five slightly protruding stamens with bluish anthers. The fruit is a small, rounded capsule.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5654,5690,5705 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GICA3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gilia+cana Photo gallery]


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  • Gilia cana — ID 37217 Symbol Key GICA3 Common Name showy gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia cana ssp. cana — ID 37219 Symbol Key GICAC2 Common Name showy gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia cana ssp. bernardina — ID 37218 Symbol Key GICAB Common Name showy gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia cana ssp. speciformis — ID 37222 Symbol Key GICAS Common Name showy gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia cana ssp. speciosa — ID 37223 Symbol Key GICAS2 Common Name showy gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia cana ssp. triceps — ID 37225 Symbol Key GICAT Common Name showy gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia cana (M.E. Jones) A. Heller ssp. cana — Symbol GICAC2 Common Name showy gilia Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Gilia cana (M.E. Jones) A. Heller ssp. cana — Symbol GICAC2 Common Name showy gilia Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Gilia cana (M.E. Jones) A. Heller — Symbol GICA3 Common Name showy gilia Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Gilia cana (M.E. Jones) A. Heller ssp. bernardina A.D. Grant & V.E. Grant — Symbol GICAB Common Name showy gilia Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list

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