Giliastrum rigidulum

Giliastrum rigidulum

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: Loeselieae
Genus: Giliastrum
Species: Giliastrum rigidulum

Name

Giliastrum rigidulum (Benth.) Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts.: 1066 (1917)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gilia rigidula Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 312 (1845)
  • Navarretia rigidula (Benth.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 433 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Gilia glandulosa Scheele in Linnaea 21: 753 (1848)
  • Gilia rigidula subsp. eurigidula Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 149 (1907), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southern Central USA New Mexico, Texas Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rydberg, P.A. 1917. Flora of the Rocky Mountains and adjacent plains. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. , 1066

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF 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. Giliastrum rigidulum 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 rigidulum. Published online. Accessed: February 27 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Spreading gilia, Rigid gilia

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