Saltugilia australis (syn. Gilia australis) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name southern gilia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Saltugilia |
| Species: | S. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Saltugilia australis (H. Mason & A.D. Grant) L.A. Johnson
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Gilia australis | |
It is endemic to southern California, where it grows in sandy habitat in the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and Mojave Desert mountains.
Description
editSaltugilia australis is an herb that produces a very thin, erect stem up to 45 centimetres (18 in) tall, surrounded at the base by a rosette of leaves with blades divided into lobed segments.
The glandular inflorescence produces tiny flowers with green sepals sometimes dotted with purple and ribbed with membranous tissue between the ribs. The corolla is up to 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long and white to lavender in color with yellow in the throat.
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Saltugilia australis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
External links
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