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rosy gilia

Gilia sinuata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 100, February 86, March 90, April 112, May 108, June 80, July 68, August 70, September 88, October 90, November 116, December 89.
United States2,728
California1,098
Nevada759
Arizona227
Washington214
Oregon172
Utah100
Idaho92
Colorado27
New Mexico25

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyphlox family · Polemoniaceae
GenusGilias · Gilia

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