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Taxon

Gilia cana (M.E.Jones) A.Heller

Protologue Muhlenbergia 2: 266. 1907BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016  7159 (3).JPG

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016 7159 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016  7159 (2).JPG

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016 7159 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016  7159 (6).JPG

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016 7159 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016  7159 (1).JPG

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016 7159 (1).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016  7159 (5).JPG

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016 7159 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016  7159 (4).JPG

Gilia cana, Davidson, C 13091--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016 7159 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to California, Nevada (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 13091

April 17, 2016

Location

United States, California, Inyo (Big Pine)

37.172528, -118.2165

Location Remarks

North Death Valley Rd. ca. 5 km E of junction of Hwy 168 and Waucoba-Eureka Rd. Elev. 1242 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Charlotte M. Taylor

Notes

Rocky slope near roadside. Creosote bush scrub.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Gilia

Specific Epithet

cana

Authorship

(M.E.Jones) A.Heller

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#168,844 of 335,497

Top 51%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →