Description ²

There are five pairs of purple spots or "eyes" in the throat of Bird's Eye Gilia. These spots, which are best seen in profile view, punctuate the color change from the violet lobes above to the bright yellow throat below. The open branching pattern of this species and its finely lobed leaves appear to present the flowers to their best advantage to potential pollinators. At times the flower clusters appear to be suspended in mid-air against the backdrop of a grassy field.

Distribution (circa 2001) ³

Open grassy hills and valleys from the North and South Coast Ranges to the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada Foothills; < 1200 m.

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) casbotany, todos los derechos reservados, subido por casbotany
2. Adaptado por casbotany del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polemoniaceae
3. (c) casbotany, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos

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