Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 2924, Gilia ophthalmoides  
 

 

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Photographed 27 October 2023.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Polemoniaceae

Gilia ophthalmoides Brand.  Pinyon Gilia.

Magpie Gulch, Jefferson County, Colorado. On the ridge between Magpie and Nightbird gulches, along a social and/or game trail, 430 m. northwest of the gate to the parcel, 2.48 km. west northwest of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7613°N, 105.2421°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1898 m. Plant slightly sticky, lower stem with arachnoid, cottony hairs, tube and throat extended 3 mm. when dry, corolla throat yellow, petals abaxial purple, adaxial white. Exposed ridge with Cercocarpus montanus the dominant shrub. Uncommon; there are only six other collections within 15 km.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2023, issued: Apr 10, 2023, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2924. 22-May-2023

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