Githopsis specularioides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Githopsis specularioides Nutt.

Common bluecup, Venus' looking glass

2018 John Game

2011 Steven Perry

2007 Penn Martin II

2016 David popp

Githopsis specularioides is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Githopsis
Family:	Campanulaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Githopsis calycina var. hirsuta
JEF + PLANTS	Githopsis calycina
PLANTS	Githopsis specularioides var. hirsuta

Information about Githopsis specularioides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GISP3) 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	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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2022).