Gilia tricolor
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Gilia |
| Species: | G. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Gilia tricolor Benth.
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Gilia tricolor (bird's-eyes, bird's-eye gilia, tricolor gilia) is an annual flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae).[1]
Range and habitat[]
It is native to the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California.[1]
Description[]
Growth pattern[]
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Leaves and stems[]
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Inflorescence and fruit[]
Flowers have 5 green sepals and 5 bell-shaped fused petals, which are blue-violet at the end, descending to purple spots over yellow throats, hence the three for "tri".[1]
Uses and ecological interactions[]
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Subspecies[]
- Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant
- Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor Benth.
Gallery[]
Gilia tricolor botanical illustration
Polemonaceae Bird's Eye
Gilia Tricolor (human hand for scale)
Group of Gilia Tricolor
Gilia Tricolor
Gilia Tricolor
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2013, p. 49
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Categories:
- Gilia
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Garden plants of North America
- Ericales stubs