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Gilia tricolor06.jpg
Scientific classification
Genus:
Gilia
Species:
tricolor

Gilia tricolor (bird's-eyes, bird's-eye gilia, tricolor gilia) is an annual flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae).

Range and habitat

It is native to the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California.

Description

Growth pattern

Leaves and stems

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".

Uses and ecological interactions

Subspecies

  • Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant
  • Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor Benth.

Gallery

  • NIE 1905 California - flora

    Gilia tricolor botanical illustration

  • Polemonaceae Birds Eye Gilia Giliatricolor

    Polemonaceae Bird's Eye

  • Gilia tricolor 058

    Gilia Tricolor (human hand for scale)

  • Gilia tricolor 2015-07-28 5320

    Group of Gilia Tricolor

  • Gilia tricolor

    Gilia Tricolor

  • Birdseye Gilia (58032199)

    Gilia Tricolor

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gilia tricolor para niños

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