Species Details

Gilia capitata ssp. tomentosa

woolly-headed gilia

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Photo of Gilia capitata ssp. tomentosa
© 2008 Vernon Smith
Photo of Gilia capitata ssp. tomentosa
© 2009 Doreen L. Smith
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:
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul
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Elevation:
10 - 220 meters
35 - 720 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal bluff scrub
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details: outcrops
Microhabitat:
  • Rocky
  • Serpentine
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 Total: 7
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 6 32 %
THREAT LIST:
Non-native plant impacts 4 21%
Other 3 15%
Foot traffic/trampling 3 15%
Grazing 3 15%
Improper burning regime 3 15%
Total Occurrences: 19
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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
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.
Presumed Extant
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