Giliastrum incisum
(Cut-leaf Gilia)
Giliastrum incisum, Austin, Travis Co. 8647
Giliastrum incisum, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 7314
Giliastrum incisum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3313
Giliastrum incisum, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 7385
Giliastrum incisum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3325
Giliastrum incisum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3319
| Scientific Name | Giliastrum incisum (Gilia incisa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GIIN6 |
| Common Name | Cut-leaf Gilia, Split-leaf Gilia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 845231 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, gravelly, limestone or sandy soils. Plant: Erect perennial, biennnial or annual, 10 to 20 inches tall, much-branched in top half. Leaves: Alternate leaves 3/8 to 1-1/2 inches long, borne mainly below midstem on long petioles; lower ones deeply, unsymmetrically incised; upper leaves less so becoming almost linear and smaller. Inflorescence: Small star-shaped flowers 1/4 to 3/8-inch across usually borne single on peduncles 1 to 1-1/2 inches long; 5 light purple-blue, spreading petals; protruding white style and yellow anthers. Bloom Period: April to June. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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