Sunday, February 28, 2016

Gilia latiflora ssp. davyi (Davy Gilia, Holly-leaf Gilia)


 5/10/03 One Mile Loop Trail, Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area, San Gabriel Mountains,
Los Angeles County, CA

 5/10/03

5/10/03

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Davy Gilia, Holly-leaf Gilia

SPECIES: Gilia latiflora ssp. davyi

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE5/10/2003

LOCATION: One Mile Loop Trail, Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem 10–30 cm, glabrous, glaucous below middle, or cobwebby

Inflorescence: cluster in flower, loose in fruit

Flower: calyx 4–7 mm; corolla 18–24 mm, 3 X lobe length, tube exserted, throat generally long-tapered, purple to middle or higher

Fruit 6–9 mm

Ecology: Common. Open, sandy flats

Elevation: 700–1200 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Inner South Coast Ranges, s&w Mojave Desert 

Flowering time: Mar–May

Synonyms: G. latiflora subsp. excellens (Brand) A.D. Grant & V.E. Grant 

Horticultural information: DRN, SUN: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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