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Gilia austrooccidentalis

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Gilia austrooccidentalis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Gilia
Species:
G. austrooccidentalis
Binomial name
Gilia austrooccidentalis
(A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant[2]

Gilia austrooccidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name southwestern gilia. The scientific name is sometimes spelt Gilia austro-occidentalis. It is endemic to the Central Coast Ranges of California, where it grows in local hill and valley habitat.

Description

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It is a slender herb producing a very glandular stem sometimes laced with cobwebby fibers. The lobed leaves are located in a rosette around the base of the stem. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers dotted with glands and webby hairs. The sepals are green to purple and ribbed with membrane between the ribs. The corolla is purple with a yellowish throat.[3]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described in 1956 as Gilia inconspicua subsp. austrooccidentalis. It was raised to a full species in 1960.[2] In both cases, the authors spelt the epithet without a hyphen,[4][5] as does the International Plant Names Index.[2] The Jepson eFlora spells the name with a hyphen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ a b c "Gilia austrooccidentalis (A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  3. ^ a b Porter, J. Mark (2012). "Gilia austro-occidentalis". In Jepson Flora Project (ed.). Jepson eFlora. The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  4. ^ Grant, Alva & Grant, Verne (1956). "Genetic and Taxonomic Studies in Gilia VIII. The Cobwebby Gilias". Aliso. 3 (3): 203–287. doi:10.5642/aliso.19560303.02. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ Grant, Verne & Grant, Alva (1960). "Genetic and Taxonomic Studies in Gilia. XI. Fertility Relationships of the Diploid Cobwebby Gilias". Aliso. 4 (3): 435–481. doi:10.5642/aliso.19600403.02. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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