Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3391.2, Gilia ophthalmoides.  
 

 

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If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. 		  Polemoniaceae, Gilia ophthalmoides
Photographed 9 December 2025.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Polemoniaceae

Gilia ophthalmoides Brand.  Pinyon Gilia.

Tin Cup Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado. Along the top of Tin Cup Ridge, the northward extension of Dinosaur Ridge into Golden, in more open areas adjacent to ponderosa pines, 4.95 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. 39.7128°N, 105.20487°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1930 m. Annual, lower stem arachnose, cauline glands black dots, corolla throat yellow, petals abaxial purple, adaxial white. Edge of small grove of ponderosa pines, with Agoseris parviflora, Crepis occidentalis, Heterotheca villosa and Lappula texana (syn: L. occidentalis var. cupulata).

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2025, issued: May 1, 2025, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3391.2 21-May-2025

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