Biology:Aliciella subnuda

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aliciella subnuda

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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

34 to 3 34 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 38 to 34 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. 2022-06-22. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158857. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 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

Wikidata ☰ Q15390031 entry