[The Phlox Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Gilias of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genera Gilia, Ipomopsis, Microgilia and Navarretia

Scarlet Gilia, Skyrocket, White Pollen Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima (Synonyms: Gilia aggregata, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata, Gilia aggregata var. aggregata)

Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima

Bluehead Gilia, Bluefield Gilia, Globe Gilia: Gilia capitata ssp. capitata - Flowers in a congested, ball-shaped inflorescence. Corollas powder blue or occasionally whitish.

Rosy Gilia, Rosy Gily-flower, Shy Gilia, Sinuate Gilia: Gilia sinuata (Synonym: Gilia inconspicua var. sinuata) - Flowers in an open inflorescence. Corolla whitish to light lavender-blue.

Scarlet Gilia, Skyrocket, White Pollen Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata (Synonyms: Gilia aggregata, Gilia aggregata ssp. euaggregata, Gilia aggregata var. aggregata, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima, Ipomopsis aggregata var. aggregata) - Showy biennial to several feet tall. Flowers coral, coral with light spots, or bright red with a long corolla tube.

Small-flowered Gilia: Microgilia minutiflora (Synonyms: Gilia minutiflora, Ipomopsis minutiflora) - Observed near Arlington, OR and Threemile Canyon Road off I-84).

Smooth-leaved Gilia: Navarretia capillaris (Synonym: Gilia capillaris)


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