Gambelia speciosa
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Gambelia speciosa, previously classified as Galvezia speciosa,[1][2][3] is commonly known as showy island snapdragon or showy greenbright.
It is a perennial plant, which is endemic to California chaparral and woodlands habitats on the Channel Islands in Southern California, and on Guadalupe Island west of the Baja California Peninsula in Baja California, Mexico.[2][3]
It is listed as an endangered species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California.[3]
The genus name of Gambelia is in honour of William Gambel (1823–1849), an American naturalist, ornithologist, and botanist.[4] The Latin epithet of speciosa is derived from speciosus meaning showy.[5] It was first described and published in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia Vol.4 (Mar.-Apr.) on page 7 in 1848.[6]
Cultivation
Gambelia speciosa is cultivated as an ornamental plant for native plant, drought tolerant, and wildlife gardens. It generally prefers a sunny site and well-drained soil, with minimal summer water.[7] The flowers attract hummingbirds.
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External links
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- Gambelia
- Flora of California
- Flora of Guadalupe Island
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Bird food plants
- Garden plants of North America
- Drought-tolerant plants
- Plants described in 1848
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status