Taxon Details

Gilia capitata ssp. tomentosa

woolly-headed gilia

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Taxon Summary:

Gilia capitata ssp. tomentosa, commonly known as woolly-headed gilia, is a annual herb in the Polemoniaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal bluff scrub, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 10 to 220 meters. Gilia capitata ssp. tomentosa is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Gilia capitata Sims ssp. tomentosa (Brand) V. Grant
Common Name: woolly-headed gilia
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Element Code:	PDPLM040B9
USDA Plants Symbol:	GICAT2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
10 - 220 meters
35 - 720 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details: outcrops

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Serpentine

Notes

Notes: Threatened by urbanization, road maintenance, and erosion. Intergrades with ssp. capitata in northeastern San Francisco Bay area. See Aliso 2(3):304 (1950) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	6	32 %
Non-native plant impacts	4	21%
Other	3	15%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	15%
Grazing	3	15%
Improper burning regime	3	15%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	10%
Erosion/runoff	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					19
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	3	0	0	4	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	11
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	15
Possibly Extirpated	4
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Marin (MRN), Sonoma (SON)(?)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arched Rock (3812342)*, Bodega Head (3812331)*, Bolinas (3712286)*, Camp Meeker (3812248), Duncans Mills (3812341), Inverness (3812217), Plantation (3812353)(?), Point Reyes NE (3812227), San Geronimo (3812216), Stewarts Point (3812364)*, Tomales (3812228), Valley Ford (3812238)

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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