Polemoniaceae

Bluehead gilia

Gilia capitata Sims

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Gilia

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Bluehead gilia (Gilia capitata) — FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 球吉莉
English: Bluehead gilia
Finnish: Pallerokiurunkukka
nv: Atsá nátʼoh, Bílátsoh dootłʼizh
Swedish: Bollgilia

Synonyms

Navarretia capitata Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 1,059 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andy Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jonas Katona, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karen (with occasional help from Mike), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: The Marmot from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: runcator, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: The Marmot from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.