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Gilia capitata

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Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Blue

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Gilia capitata Sims

Other information

Etymology

gilia: Named after Filippo Luigi Gilii (1756-1821), an Italian naturalist, clergyman, and Director of the Vatican Observatory from 1800-1821.

capitata: From the Latin capitus ‘head’, with a knob-like head or tip