MATERIALS AND METHODS Gila modocensis (2n= 36) and G. malior (2n= 36) are small
autogamous spring annuals of the Mojave Desert and Great Basin (Figure 1). Gilia mlior …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The materials for this experiment are the autogamous annual
tetraploid (2n= 36) plants, Gilia modocensis and G. malior, and their hybrid derivatives …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the biological composition of a taxonomic
species in Gilia. Gilia inconspicua complex a flock of sibling species related more or less …

The Leafy-stemmed Gilias comprise a natural subdivision of the genus Gilia, family
Polemoniaceae, technically known as the section Eugilia. The plants composing this section …

TAXONOMIC BACKGROUND The Cobwebby Gilias (Gilia sect. Arachnion) are small to
moderately robust annual herbs which germinate in winter and bloom in the spring. The …

Methods Seed collections in bulk and by families (individual seed par-ents) were made from
the following strains of Gilia capitata and its close relatives in California: G. capitata from an …

The Cobwebby Gilias are a taxonomically complex group of annual plants indigenous to the
deserts and mountains of western North America and southern South America. My …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The diagnostic characters and distribution ranges as given
below have been worked out, in the first place, from a study of herbarium specimens. The …

One of the commonest species of Leafy-stemmed Gilia in the South Coast Range of
California is a somewhat sprawling plant with small blue-violet flowers decorated with purple …

Cilia tricolor, one of the handsomest species of Cilia, is a common element in the spring flora
of northern California, where it often forms extensive stands. It is well known alike to the …