Aliciella subnuda

Aliciella subnuda
in Utah

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Aliciella
Species:
A. subnuda
Binomial name
Aliciella subnuda
(Torr. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter
Synonyms

Gilia subnuda Torr. ex A.Gray

Aliciella subnuda (synonym Gilia subnuda, common name - coral gilia or carmine gilia) is a biennial or perennial plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]: 170 

Description

Growth pattern

It is a 6 to 20 inches (15 to 51 cm) biennial or perennial plant growing from a basal rosette.[2]: 170 

Sticky leaves and stems catch blowing sand and dirt giving them a sandy coating.[2]: 170 

Leaves and stems

3⁄4 to 3+3⁄4 inches (1.9 to 9.5 cm) lobed leaves are spatula shaped or egg shaped with sticky hairs.[2]: 170 

Stems are thin and sticky.[2]: 170 

Inflorescence and fruit

It blooms from May to July.[2]: 170  Clustering at the ends of the stems, reddish or carmine flowers have a 3⁄8 to 3⁄4 inch (0.95 to 1.91 cm) long corolla tube flaring to 5 lobes.[2]: 170 

Habitat and range

It can be found in warm desert shrub, pinyon juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine forest communities across the southwestern United States.[2]: 170 

Ecological and human interactions

Flowers are pollinated by bees and hummingbirds.[2]: 170 

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Aliciella subnuda". NatureServe Explorer Aliciella subnuda. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7