Bird'S-Eye Gilia

(Gilia tricolor)

galery

Description

Gilia tricolor (bird's-eyes, bird's-eye gilia, tri color gilia) is an annual flowering plant in the Phlox family (Polemonaceae). It is native to the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California. 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".

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Polemoniaceae
Genus:Gilia
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