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Hollyleaf Gilia
Gilia latiflora
  
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About Hollyleaf Gilia (Gilia latiflora) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Gilia latiflora is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names hollyleaf gilia and broad-flowered gilia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the deserts and mountains of the southern part of the state. Gilia latiflora adds lavender to the colorful carpet of spring wildflowers on the sandy washes of the region. The plant starts from a basal rosette of frilly leaves, each of which is made up of many narrow-toothed lobes. The stem is generally too small to notice; instead the plant is scapose, sending stemlike inflorescences directly up from the ground. Gilia latiflora adds lavender to the colorful carpet of spring wildflowers on the sandy washes of the region. The plant starts from a basal rosette of frilly leaves, each of which is made up of many narrow-toothed lobes. The stem is generally too small to notice; instead the plant is scapose, sending stemlike inflorescences directly up from the ground. Each multibranched inflorescence is green to reddish in color and approaches half a meter in maximum height. These are topped with fragrant flowers one to three centimeters across. Each flower is lavender to purple with a white throat from which protrude a long style and several shorter stamens.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
1.6 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Lavender

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Heliothis phloxiphaga Image
Spotted Straw Sun Moth Heliothis phloxiphagaHeliothis phloxiphaga
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Kodiosoma fulvum Image
Kodiosoma fulvumKodiosoma fulvum
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Yermoia glaucina Image
Yermoia glaucinaYermoia glaucina
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Adela singulella Image
Adela singulellaAdela singulella
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Schinia biundulata Image
Schinia biundulataSchinia biundulata

Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.5" - 35.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 2.44", Coldest Month: 28.0" - 59.0", Hottest Month: 55.2" - 87.6", Humidity: 0.66" - 42.78", Elevation: 36" - 8798"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Broad-flowered Gilia


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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