Gilia tricolor (bird's-eyes, bird's-eye gilia, tricolor gilia) is an annual flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae).[1]

Gilia tricolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Gilia
Species:	G. tricolor
Binomial name
Gilia tricolor Benth.

Range and habitat

It is native to the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California.[1] Its native habitats include open, grassy plains and slopes below 2,000 feet (610 m).[2]

Description

Growth pattern

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Leaves and stems

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Inflorescence and fruit

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".[1]

Uses and ecological interactions

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Subspecies

• Gilia tricolor ssp. diffusa (Congd.) Mason & A. Grant
• Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor Benth.

Gallery

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  Gilia tricolor botanical illustration
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  Polemonaceae Bird's Eye
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  Gilia Tricolor (human hand for scale)
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  Group of Gilia Tricolor
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  Gilia Tricolor
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  Gilia Tricolor

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gilia tricolor.

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Gilia tricolor

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