Biology:Aliciella micromeria

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Short description: Plant species in the phlox family

Aliciella micromeria
Aliciella micromeria (upper right illustration)

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Aliciella
Species:
A. micromeria
Binomial name
Aliciella micromeria
(A.Gray) J.M.Porter
Synonyms[2]
  • Gilia micromeria
  • Navarretia micromeria

Aliciella micromeria (formerly Gilia micromeria) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name dainty gilia. It is native to the western United States, especially the Great Basin. It is a small herb producing a thin, branching stem up to about 14 centimeters tall. It is coated thinly in soft hairs. Several deeply lobed leaves 1 to 6 centimeters long are located in a basal rosette at ground level around the stem. There are smaller, unlobed leaves along the stem. The inflorescence produces white or lavender flowers each about 3 millimeters wide.

Taxonomy

Aliciella micromeria was scientifically described in 1870 by Asa Gray, who placed it in the genus Gilia with the name Gilia micromeria. It was moved to Aliciella in 1998 by James Mark Porter, giving the species its accepted name. The species has no accepted subspecies, but has four homotypic synonyms.[2]

Table of Synonyms
Name Year Rank
Gilia leptomeria subsp. micromeria (A.Gray) H.Mason & A.D.Grant 1948 subspecies
Gilia leptomeria var. micromeria (A.Gray) Cronquist 1959 variety
Gilia micromeria A.Gray 1870 species
Navarretia micromeria (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4726321 entry