Species Details

Gilia mexicana

El Paso gilia

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Photo of Gilia mexicana
© 2020 Richard Spellenberg
Photo of Gilia mexicana
© 2020 Richard Spellenberg
Photo of Gilia mexicana
© 2020 Richard Spellenberg
Scientific Name:
Gilia mexicana A. & V. Grant
Common Name:
El Paso gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae
Element Code: PDPLM04110
USDA Plants Symbol: GIME
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May
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Elevation:
1475 - 1475 meters
4840 - 4840 feet
General Habitats:
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
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 Total: 2
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 50 %
THREAT LIST:
Non-native plant impacts 1 50%
ORV activity 1 50%
Total Occurrences: 2
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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
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.
Presumed Extant
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