Gilia capitata Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 3832

Gilia capitata Sims

Blue field gilia, Bluehead gilia

2011 Gerald Carr

2003 Charles E. Jones

2011 Gerald Carr

2012 Jason Matthias Mills

2011 Gerald Carr

2013 Debra L. Cook

2015 Debra L. Cook

2018 Miao Ling He

2019 Diane Etchison

2002 Lynn Watson

Gilia capitata, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (2539 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Gilia
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. abrotanifolia ... ssp. capitata ... ssp. chamissonis ... ssp. mediomontana ... ssp. pacifica ... ssp. pedemontana ... ssp. staminea ... ssp. tomentosa

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Gilia capitata


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GICA5) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/17/2021).