Saltugilia caruifolia

Caraway-leaved woodland-gilia

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Caraway-leaved woodland-gilia is a California native annual found in the Peninsular Ranges in openings of chaparral or forest with rocky soil at elevations of 1,400 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces lavender to blue flowers with white throats and purple-marked bases, nestled in clusters with delicate purple corollas 7 to 13 millimeters long. Growing with a single stem 10 to 100 centimeters tall, its stems are relatively slender with spreading branch structures. Its leaves are finely divided, typical of its caraway-leaved designation, with delicate, intricate leaflet arrangements. The small fruit measures 3 to 5 millimeters long, containing 4 to 7 seeds per chamber.

Habitat: Openings in chaparral or forest, rocky soil

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 1400-2300 m

Bioregions: PR

California counties: San Diego, Riverside, Imperial, Los Angeles

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.