Saltugilia splendens
Saltugilia splendens (syn. Gilia splendens) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names splendid woodland-gilia,[1] Grinnell's gilia and splendid gilia.
| Saltugilia splendens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Saltugilia |
| Species: | S. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Saltugilia splendens (Douglas ex H.Mason & A.D.Grant) L.A.Johnson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gilia splendens | |
It is endemic to California, where it grows in the chaparral and forests of the southern California Coast Ranges, the Transverse Ranges, and the San Jacinto Mountains.
Description
Saltugilia splendens is a gangly wildflower producing an erect stem with very slender branches reaching a maximum height near 80 centimeters. The stem is mostly naked with most of the intricately lobed leaves located in a basal rosette near ground level.
The inflorescence is open, bearing tiny flowers at the ends of thin, gland-dotted branches. Each flower is a pinkish, trumpet-shaped bloom up to around a centimeter long with protruding blue to lavender style and stamens.
The fruit is a capsule less than a centimeter long.
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Saltugilia splendens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
External links
Media related to Saltugilia splendens at Wikimedia Commons
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Gilia splendens (Saltugilia splendens)
- Gilia splendens (Saltugilia splendens) — U.C. Photo gallery