Gilia diegensis
| Gilia diegensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Gilia |
| Species: | G. diegensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gilia diegensis (Munz) A.D. Grant & V.E. Grant | |
Gilia diegensis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family[1] known by the common name coastal gilia.
It is native to southern California and Baja California,[1] where it grows in forest and scrub habitat in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the deserts to the east.
Description
Gilia diegensis produces a usually glandular, erect stem up to 40 centimetres (16 in) centimeters tall. The plant forms a flat basal rosette of sharply lobed, deeply cut leaves each up to 7 centimeters long. There are smaller leaves on the stem which are lance-shaped and lined with teeth.
The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers with purple and yellow throats and white to lavender corolla lobes with protruding stamens tipped with blue anthers.
References
- ^ a b "Gilia inconspicua var. diegensis | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2025-06-19.