Plants › phlox family
bird's-eye gilia
Gilia tricolor
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Broad-flowered GiliaGilia latiflora
Nevada giliaGilia brecciarum
greater yellowthroat giliaGilia tenuiflora
dark-eyed giliaGilia millefoliata
purplespot giliaGilia clivorum
little giliaGilia minor
chaparral giliaGilia angelensis
false babystarsLeptosiphon androsaceus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 5,734 |
|---|---|
| United States | 4,631 |
| Nevada | 594 |
| Alaska | 262 |
| Germany | 24 |
| Canada | 23 |
| Washington | 20 |
| British Columbia | 19 |
| Oregon | 18 |
| Texas | 17 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | phlox family · Polemoniaceae |
| Genus | Gilias · Gilia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise bird's-eye gilia with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.