''Gilia diegensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name coastal gilia. It is native to southern

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and

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, where it grows in forest and scrub habitat in the

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and

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s and the deserts to the east.

Description

''Gilia diegensis'' produces a usually glandular, erect stem up to centimeters tall. The plant forms a flat basal rosette of sharply lobed, deeply cut leaves each up to 7 centimeters long. There are smaller leaves on the stem which are lance-shaped and lined with teeth. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

is a cluster of flowers with purple and yellow throats and white to lavender corolla lobes with protruding

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...

s tipped with blue anthers.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Gilia diegensis''''Gilia diegensis'' — U.C. Photo gallery
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5561823 diegensis Flora of California Flora of Baja California Flora of the California desert regions Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the Transverse Ranges ~ ~ Natural history of San Diego County, California Flora without expected TNC conservation status