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      - Order - Solanales - Solanales
        
        Family - Phlox Family - Polemoniaceae
        
        Species - Delicate Gilia - Gilia tenerrima

Delicate Gilia - Gilia tenerrima

Other Names: Lathrocasis tenerrima

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
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General Description

Stems ascending to erect, 5–20 cm, branched, often intricately so. Herbage with stalked, purple glands on stems. Leaves: basal oblanceolate, entire, 1–3 cm long; cauline narrower. Inflorescence of solitary flowers on ascending to drooping pedicels in a bracteate cyme. Flowers: calyx 1–2 mm long; corolla campanulate, white to pink, tube 1–2 mm long; lobes ca. 1 mm long. Capsule 1–2 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

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Range Comments

OR to MT south to NV, UT and WY (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 18

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Habitat

Steep, eroding slopes of grasslands, sagebrush steppe, woodlands; valleys. (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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.
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Citation for data on this website:
Delicate Gilia — Gilia tenerrima. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on June 7, 2023, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDPLM041N0