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| habit--Gilia rigidula is an herbaceous perennial | flower--how many petals are there? Is this a dicot or a monocot? |
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| flowers, showing a few buds to the left--how many stamens and stigma lobes are there per flower? Notice the linear sepals of the buds. This is common in Gilia. | flower in side view, showing reflexed (meaning turned downward) petals |
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| leaves--based on these leaves, in what kind of environment would you guess that Gilia rigidula inhabits? | stem and leaves (and flower bud) showing the minute stiff hairs that cover every green part of this plant |
