Gilia capitata

Gilia capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Gilieae
Genus: Gilia
Species: Gilia capitata
Subspeciesː G. c. subsp. abrotanifolia – G. c. subsp. capitata – G. c. subsp. chamissonis – G. c. subsp. mediomontana – G. c. subsp. pacifica – G. c. subsp. pedemontana – G. c. subsp. staminea – G. c. subsp. tomentosa

Name

Gilia capitata Sims, Bot. Mag. 53: t. 2698 (1826)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Navarretia capitata (Sims) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 433 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Western USA Arizona, California, Idaho, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Washington Regionalː Central USA Vermont Introduced into: Alaska, Austria, British Columbia, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, South European Russia, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sims, J. 1826. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. LIII pp. 2607–2704. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. ː 53: t. 2698.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Gilia capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Gilia capitata. Published online. Accessed: February 21 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gilia capitata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: bluehead gilia, blue field gilia
• suomi: Pallerokiurunkukka

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