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Gilia

Gilia capitata Sims ssp. capitata was reported from VT by Atwood et al. (1973). However, the voucher specimen was collected from cultivated material (i.e., this species is not known to be naturalized in VT; specimen at SJFM).

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G. interior
1a. Arachnoid hairs present in the leaf axils and often on the stem; capsule with 2–4 seeds
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1b. Arachnoid hairs not present on vegetative organs (though other types of hairs may be present); capsule with 10–36 seeds
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  G. tricolor
  2a. Corolla ca. 2–3 times as long as calyx, the adaxial surface of connate portion (i.e., inside the basal tube) yellow with purple spots; axis of inflorescence with minute, black stipitate glands; capsule with 16–36 seeds
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  G. achilleifolia
  2b. Corolla ca. 1–2 times as long as calyx, the adaxial surface of connate portion light purple or white; axis of inflorescence eglandular; capsule with 10–18 seeds

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