Gilia capitata Sims

Bluehead gilia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Polemoniaceae > Gilia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 16 - 19
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Gilia capitata leaf picture by Karen Shilling (cc-by-sa)
Gilia capitata leaf picture by Rico Mende (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gilia capitata flower picture by Jonathan Stillwell (cc-by-sa)
Gilia capitata flower picture by Karen Shilling (cc-by-sa)
Gilia capitata flower picture by chung eun (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Gilia capitata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110013-2
WFO ID wfo-0000702656
COL ID 3G2LV
BDTFX ID 51069
INPN ID 100253
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Gilia capitata Gilia glandulifera Gilia pallida Navarretia capitata Gilia capitata var. achilleifolia Gilia capitata var. alba Gilia capitata var. glandulifera Gilia capitata var. regina Gilia capitata var. trisperma Gilia capitata var. capitata Gilia capitata subsp. capitata

Lower taxons

Gilia capitata subsp. abrotanifolia Gilia capitata subsp. chamissonis Gilia capitata subsp. staminea Gilia capitata subsp. mediomontana Gilia capitata subsp. pacifica Gilia capitata subsp. pedemontana