Gilia diegensis
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Gilia diegensis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name coastal gilia. It is native to southern California
and Baja California
, where it grows in forest and scrub habitat in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the deserts to the east. in
The herb produces a usually glandular, erect stem up to 40 centimeters tall. The plant forms a flat basal rosette of sharply lobed, deeply cut leaves each up to 7 centimters 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 stamen
s tipped with blue anthers.
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
known by the common name coastal gilia. It is native to southern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, where it grows in forest and scrub habitat in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the deserts to the east. in
The herb produces a usually glandular, erect stem up to 40 centimeters tall. The plant forms a flat basal rosette of sharply lobed, deeply cut leaves each up to 7 centimters long. There are smaller leaves on the stem which are lance-shaped and lined with teeth. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a cluster of flowers with purple and yellow throats and white to lavender corolla lobes with protruding stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s tipped with blue anthers.