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Great Basin Gilia - Gilia leptomeria
Other Names:
Aliciella leptomeria
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Native Species
Global Rank :
G5
State Rank :
S4
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General Description
Stems erect, 5–20 cm, branched above. Herbage puberulent, stipitate-glandular on stems. Leaves: basal oblanceolate, 1–5 cm long, coarsely dentate with spinulose teeth; cauline few, reduced. Inflorescence of solitary flowers on ascending to erect pedicels in an open-branched, bracteate cyme. Flowers: calyx ca. 2 mm long; corolla salverform, pink, with a yellow throat, tube ca. 2 mm long; lobes ca. 1 mm long. Capsule ca. 3 mm long with several seeds per locule (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
Carbon County; WA to MT south to CA, NM and CO (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX ).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 20
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References
Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication Do you know of a citation we're missing? Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p. Quire, R.L. 2013. The sagebrush steppe of Montana and southeastern Idaho shows evidence of high native plant diversity, stability, and resistance to the detrimental effects of nonnative plant species. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 124 p.
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