Difference between revisions of "Gilia capitata"
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| + | *General: Erect, slender, sparingly-branched annual, the glabrous to stipitate-glandular stem 1.5-10 dm. tall. | ||
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| + | *Leaves: Leaves basal and cauline, the lower bipinnatifid with slender rachis and narrow ultimate segments; reduced upward and becoming pinnatifid. | ||
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| + | *Flowers: Flowers sessile in dense, 50- to 100-flowered heads terminating the stem and branches; corolla bluish, 6-10 mm. long, the 5 slender lobes about equaling the tube; calyx with prominent translucent intervals between the 5 herbaceous segments; filaments inserted in the sinuses of the corolla, about equal to the lobes; style 3-parted; ovary superior. | ||
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| + | *Fruit: Capsules with 3 carpels, each with 2, 3 or 0 seeds; become mucilaginous when wet. | ||
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===Seed=== | ===Seed=== | ||
'''Abbreviation:''' GICA | '''Abbreviation:''' GICA | ||
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'''Longitudinal Cross Section:''' obovate [[File:GICA long.png]] | '''Longitudinal Cross Section:''' obovate [[File:GICA long.png]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 30 April 2012
First overview block
Scientific Name
Synonyms
Family
English Names
Other Names
Contents
Taxonomy
Description
- General: Erect, slender, sparingly-branched annual, the glabrous to stipitate-glandular stem 1.5-10 dm. tall.
- Leaves: Leaves basal and cauline, the lower bipinnatifid with slender rachis and narrow ultimate segments; reduced upward and becoming pinnatifid.
- Flowers: Flowers sessile in dense, 50- to 100-flowered heads terminating the stem and branches; corolla bluish, 6-10 mm. long, the 5 slender lobes about equaling the tube; calyx with prominent translucent intervals between the 5 herbaceous segments; filaments inserted in the sinuses of the corolla, about equal to the lobes; style 3-parted; ovary superior.
- Fruit: Capsules with 3 carpels, each with 2, 3 or 0 seeds; become mucilaginous when wet.
Bloom Period
Distribution
Habitat
Uses
Propagation
Seed
Abbreviation: GICA
Seed sample from: 2011
Average Measurement: 1.7 x 1.1 x 0.7
Measurement Range: L: 1.2 – 2, W: 0.75 – 1.4, D: 0.5 – 1.1
Features
Shape: Seed narrow at hilium end, broadening at opposite apex. Hilium inconspicuous. Uniformity in shape is not that common, but most seeds take a relatively teardrop shaped.
Color: Seed is brown, very bumpy, and slightly lustrous.
Surface: Seed coat becomes very mucilaginous and stringy when wet.
Could be confused with COGRX, but GICA is about ½ the size and does not have sulcus.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Longitudinal Cross Section: obovate 
