Gilia ophthalmoides

Gilia ophthalmoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Gilia
Species:	G. ophthalmoides
Binomial name
	Gilia ophthalmoides; Brand

Gilia ophthalmoides is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name eyed gilia. It is native to the Southwestern United States where it can be found in woodlands and high desert plateau.

Description[]

This wildflower grows a short branching stem reaching 10 to 30 centimeters long and covered in a coating of cobweb-like fibers and whitish glandular hairs. The leaves mostly located at the ground in a basal rosette and are occasional along the stems. Each hairy leaf is divided into toothy leaflets.

The small flowers have tubular throats which are purplish to yellowish and a centimeter-wide corolla of light pink lobes. The fruit is a capsule a few millimeters long containing several seeds.

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