Bird'S-Eye Gilia (Gilia tricolor)
Description
Gilia tricolor (bird's-eyes, bird's-eye gilia, tri color gilia) is an annual flowering plant in the Phlox family (Polemonaceae). It is native to the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California. Flowers have 5 green sepals and 5 bell-shaped fused petals, which are blue-violet at the end, descending to purple spots over yellow throats, hence the three for "tri".
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Polemoniaceae
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Genus: Gilia
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