star gilia
Gilia stellata
Summary 7
Gilia stellata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name star gilia. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is a common resident of desert washes and sandy mountain slopes.
Description 8
The erect, branching stem reaches a maximum height around 40 centimeters and is coated in stiff, white hairs and stalked glands. Leaves are mostly arranged in a basal rosette at the ground, each leaf composed of toothlike leaflets.
The inflorescence is an array of several small funnel-shaped flowers. Each flower has a corolla of five pointed lobes in shades of light pink or lavender and a yellowish throat.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) John Game, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/47945928@N02/4459467943/
- (c) Tony Iwane, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Tony Iwane
- (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Ken-ichi Ueda
- (c) Patrick Alexander, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/aspidoscelis/7915916514/
- (c) Jim Morefield, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/16289856326/
- (c) Patrick Alexander, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/aspidoscelis/7915918390/
- Adaptado por Jeny Davis de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilia_stellata
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilia_stellata
Mais informações
- BioDiversity4All taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
