(Clokey's Gilia)
Gilia clokeyi, Hogback Trail, Lathrop State Park, Huerfano Co. 7494
Gilia clokeyi, Hogback Trail, Lathrop State Park, Huerfano Co. 7496
Gilia clokeyi, Along FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 3008
Gilia clokeyi, Along FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 3009-2
Gilia clokeyi, Along FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 3009-3
Gilia clokeyi, Hogback Trail, Lathrop State Park, Huerfano Co. 7500
| Scientific Name | Gilia clokeyi | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GICL2 |
| Common Name | Clokey's Gilia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31118 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet References |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Semi-desert to mesas (4500 to 7000 ft); dry, sandy or rocky soils, open sites, shrublands and woodlands.
Plant: Annual 3 to 8 inches tall with reddish, spreading, branching stems with tufts of cobwebby hairs in lower portion and glandular hairs higher. Leaves: Lower blades in a basal rosette; lower stem leaves alternate; basal and lower stem leaves once or twice pinnately-lobed, 0.4 to 1.2 inches long with linear to oblong lobes less than 0.2 inches long; upper stem leaves are entire or have basal lobes; gray-green surfaces with cobwebby hairs. Inflorescence: Small flowers in open, spreading inflorescence of one or two flowers on unequal pedicels; funnel-shaped blossoms have 5-lobed corollas about 1/4-inch long or less, white or light to deep violet with yellow or pale blue to white throat with yellow spots at the base; anthers and stigma protruding slightly; calyx about 1/8-inch long, smooth or with glandular hairs and lobes with short points. Bloom Period: April and May. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet and Jepson eFlora. Note: The leaves of the plants photographed here were no longer present (mid-July). |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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