Gilia capitata
Polemoniaceae
Blue-Headed Gilia
Stem erect, branched near top, leafy below flowers. Leaves at base and on stem, divided once or twice to narrow lobes, central lobe widest; stem leaves reducing in size, with upper leaves undivided. Flowers numerous in tight balls at stem tips. Flower tube and lobes light blue, stamens and style exserted beyond lobes. Grows in open, sandy or rocky soils, grassy hillsides, below 7000 ft. Subsp. capitata, with a colorless calyx, grows on rocky slopes and hillsides. Subsp. pacifica has a blue-violet calyx and grows on coastal slopes and bluffs.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer
- Flower Form: 5 petals, short trumpets (phlox famly)
- Life Cycle: Annual, Perennial
- Height: 6–36 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Meadow, West-side Forest
- Found In: Columbia Basin, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Globe Gilia
