Gilia achilleifolia Benth. is a plant in the Polemoniaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Gilia achilleifolia Benth. (Gilia achilleifolia Benth.)
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Gilia achilleifolia Benth.

Gilia achilleifolia Benth.

Gilia achilleifolia is an annual lavender-flowered phlox native to California, introduced elsewhere in North America.

Family
Genus
Gilia
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Gilia achilleifolia Benth.

Gilia achilleifolia Benth. is an annual flowering plant in the phlox family. Its common names include California gilia, California gily-flower, and blue gilia. This species is native to California, and has been introduced to and grows in other areas of North America. It is an erect plant with long stems that carry clusters of funnel-shaped lavender flowers.

Photo: (c) Philip Bouchard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Polemoniaceae Gilia

More from Polemoniaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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