Gilia salticola

Gilia salticola

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 salticola

Name

Gilia salticola Eastw., Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 199 (1943)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gilia alpina Eastw. in Leafl. W. Bot. 2: 282 (1940), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Gilia leptantha subsp. salticola (Eastw.) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant in Aliso 3: 240 (1956)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California, Nevada, Oregon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Eastw., (1943) Leaflets of Western Botany 3: 199

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. 
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Gilia salticola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Gilia salticola. Published online. Accessed: February 22 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: salt gilia

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