Allophyllum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Gilieae
Genus: Allophyllum
Species: A. divaricatum – A. gilioides – A. glutinosum – A. integrifolium – A. nemophilophyllum
Name

Allophyllum (Nutt.) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant (1955)

Type species: A. divaricatum (Nutt.) A.D.Grant & V.E.Grant

References

Grant, A.D. & Grant, V.E. 1955. Aliso 3: 98.
Porter, J.M., & Johnson, L.A. 2000. A phylogenetic classification of Polemoniaceae. Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany 19(1): 55–91. DOI: 10.5642/aliso.20001901.06 Full text PDF Reference page.

Allophyllum is a small genus of flowering plants in the phlox family known as false gilyflowers. These are hairy, glandular annuals with tall, thin, branching stems topped with clusters of small tubular flowers in varying shades of purple. Some of the plants are sticky, and all have seeds which become gluey when wet. False gilyflowers are native to western North America.
Allophyllum gilioides

Species:

Allophyllum divaricatum - purple false gilyflower
Allophyllum gilioides - dense false gilyflower
Allophyllum glutinosum - sticky false gilyflower
Allophyllum integrifolium - white false gilyflower