Gilia capitata

Gilia capitata

Taxobox
name = "Gilia capitata"


image_width = 220px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Polemoniaceae
genus = "Gilia"
species = "G. capitata"
binomial = "Gilia capitata"
binomial_authority = Sims

"Gilia capitata" is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names bluehead gilia and blue field gilia. It is native to much of western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico, and it can be found on the eastern side of the continent as an introduced species. It grows in many habitats, especially in sandy or rocky soils. This wildflower is somewhat variable in appearance, with branching, leafy stems reaching anywhere from 10 to 90 centimeters in maximum height and sometimes having glandular hairs on the fleshy herbage. The leaves are divided into toothed or lobed leaflets. Atop the branches of the thick stem are spherical inflorescences of 50 to 100 small flowers. Each flower has a throat opening into a spreading corolla which may be white, pink, lavender, or light blue. The stamens protrude slightly from the flower's mouth and are white with white, blue, or pink anthers.

There are several subspecies, including:
*"G. c." ssp. "abrotanifolia" - native to California and Baja California
*"G. c." ssp. "capitata" - occurs throughout the range of the species
*"G. c." ssp. "chamissonis" (dune gilia) - endemic to the sand dunes of California's central coast; bears bright blue-violet flowers
*"G. c." ssp. "mediomontana" - native to the Sierra Nevada
*"G. c." ssp. "pacifica" - grows along the coastline of Oregon and California
*"G. c." ssp. "pedemontana" - native to the Sierra Nevada foothills
*"G. c." ssp. "staminea" - found in California and Arizona
*"G. c." ssp. "tomentosa" - a rare subspecies known from a few occurrences just north of the San Francisco Bay Area

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5654,5690,5712 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GICA5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gilia+capitata Photo gallery]


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  • Gilia capitata ssp. abrotanifolia — ID 37230 Symbol Key GICAA Common Name bluehead 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 capitata ssp. chamissonis — ID 37232 Symbol Key GICAC Common Name bluehead 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 capitata ssp. mediomontana — ID 37235 Symbol Key GICAM Common Name foothill 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 capitata ssp. pacifica — ID 37236 Symbol Key GICAP Common Name Pacific gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, OR Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia capitata ssp. pedemontana — ID 37237 Symbol Key GICAP2 Common Name bluehead 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 capitata ssp. staminea — ID 37238 Symbol Key GICAS3 Common Name bluehead gilia Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Gilia capitata ssp. tomentosa — ID 37240 Symbol Key GICAT2 Common Name bluehead 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

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