Gilia capitata ssp. pedemontana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gilia capitata Sims ssp. pedemontana V. E. Grant

Blue field gilia, Bluehead gilia

2011 Steve Matson

2013 Debra L. Cook

Gilia capitata ssp. pedemontana is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Parent:	Gilia capitata
Genus:	Gilia
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Gilia capitata ssp. pedemontana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GICAP2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/23/2025).