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Gilia capitata

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

bluehead gilia

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 1.7–2 mm 
  • Width 1–1.1 mm 
  • Thickness 1–1.1 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Rough

Other structures

White ridge at base

Identification notes

Shape tends to be irregular.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Polemoniaceae

Valid name

Gilia capitata Sims

Gilia capitata. Seeds with a white ridge at the base.
Gilia capitata. Seeds with a white ridge at the base.
Gilia capitata. Seeds with a white ridge at the base.
Gilia capitata. Seeds with a white ridge at the base.