Giliastrum acerosum
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Ericales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Loeselieae
Genus: Giliastrum
Species: Giliastrum acerosum
Name
[edit]Giliastrum acerosum (A.Gray) Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts.: 699 (1917)
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Gilia acerosa (A.Gray) Britton in Man. Fl. N. States: 761 (1901)
- Gilia rigidula var. acerosa A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 280 (1870)
- Gilia rigidula subsp. acerosa (A.Gray) Wherry in Sida 1: 250 (1964)
- Giliastrum rigidulum subsp. acerosum (A.Gray) W.A.Weber in Phytologia 51: 374 (1982)
Distribution
[edit]| Native distribution areas: |
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Rydberg, P.A. 1917. Flora of the Rocky Mountains and adjacent plains. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. , 699
Additional references
[edit]- Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
- 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
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Giliastrum acerosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 27. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2026. Giliastrum acerosum. Published online. Accessed: February 27 2026. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Desert gilia, Spiny gilia, Acerose gilia