Species Details

Gilia mexicana

El Paso gilia

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Species Description:

Gilia mexicana, commonly known as El Paso gilia, is a annual herb in the Polemoniaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Pinyon and juniper woodland, growing at elevations from 1475 to 1475 meters. Gilia mexicana is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Gilia mexicana A. & V. Grant
Common Name: El Paso gilia
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM04110
USDA Plants Symbol:	GIME
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2.3 on 2011-04-08
Add Date:	2011-04-08
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May

Elevation:
1475 - 1475 meters
4840 - 4840 feet

General Habitats:

Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Discovered in CA in 2009; known in CA from only one occurrence on Whale Peak in Anza-Borrego Desert SP. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Aliso 3:255 (1956) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	50 %
Non-native plant impacts	1	50%
ORV activity	1	50%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					2
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	2

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	2
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), New Mexico (NM), Texas (TX)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Whale Peak (3311613)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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