Gilia stellata A.Heller is a plant in the Polemoniaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Gilia stellata A.Heller (Gilia stellata A.Heller)
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Gilia stellata A.Heller

Gilia stellata A.Heller

Gilia stellata A.Heller is a small flowering plant with hairy stems, basal rosette leaves, and pink or lavender funnel-shaped flowers.

Family
Genus
Gilia
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Gilia stellata A.Heller

Scientific name: Gilia stellata A.Heller

This plant has an erect, branching stem that grows to a maximum height of about 40 centimeters. The stem is covered in stiff white hairs and stalked glands. Most of its leaves are arranged in a basal rosette growing at ground level, and each leaf is made up of tooth-shaped leaflets. The inflorescence is a cluster of several small, funnel-shaped flowers. Each flower has a five-lobed corolla with pointed lobes, colored in light pink or lavender shades, and has a yellowish throat.

Photo: (c) John Game, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Polemoniaceae Gilia

More from Polemoniaceae

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

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