Gilia cana ssp. speciosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gilia cana (M. E. Jones) A. Heller ssp. speciosa (Jeps.) A. D. Grant & V. E. Grant

Showy gilia

2022 Ryan O'Dell

2023 Ryan O'Dell

2016 Steve Matson

Gilia cana ssp. speciosa is an annual herb that is native to California.


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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Gilia latiflora ssp. speciosa
ICPN	Gilia tenuiflora var. speciosa

Information about Gilia cana ssp. speciosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GICAS2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2023).