| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Giliastrum acerosum (A.Gray) Rydb. |
| Synonyms | Gilia acerosa (A.Gray) Britton |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | glandular strigose, leaves pinnatifid, segments linear-subulate, aristate, glandular strigose, calyx lobes lanceolate, apiculate, corolla rotate, lobes broadly ovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Oklahoma ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
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