Polemoniaceae
Showy gilia
Gilia cana
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Gilia
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Gilia canaPolemoniaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Showy gilia
Synonyms
- Gilia latiflora subsp. cana (M.E.Jones) H.Mason & A.D.Grant
- Gilia latiflora var. cana M.E.Jones
- Gilia tenuiflora subsp. cana (M.E.Jones) Brand
- Gilia tenuiflora var. cana (M.E.Jones) Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.