Aliciella latifolia
| Aliciella latifolia | |
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| Aliciella latifolia in Furnace Creek Wash, Death Valley, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Aliciella |
| Species: | A. latifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Aliciella latifolia (S.Watson) J.M.Porter
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aliciella latifolia (formerly Gilia latifolia),[3] also known as broad-leaved gilia, is a foul smelling annual plant in the Phlox family (Polemoniaceae) found in deserts of the southwestern United States.[4][5]: 114
Habitat and range
[edit]It grows in the eastern and northern Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert.[4] It is common in desert dry washes and on rocky hillsides below 2,000', and in creosote bush scrub, especially where there is desert varnish.[4]
Growth pattern
[edit]It is an annual growing from 4" to 12" tall.[4]
Leaves
[edit]Leaves are simple, leathery, and ovate to round, with toothed margins sometimes[citation needed] tinged with pink to red.[4] Leaves are unusual with broad holly-like leaves, compared to its relatives which have pinnately divided leaves.[5]: 114
Flowers
[edit]Flowers have five sepals, five petals fused into a narrow, funnel-shaped, corolla tube. Its five stamens alternate with the lobes of the corolla.[citation needed] Flowers occur in a cluster at the end of the stems.[4] The outside of the corolla is pale pink to tan, and the inside is pink to bright red, with stamens of unequal length that barely protrude past the corolla.[4]
Fruits
[edit]Fruits are capsules with 3-compartments, each having many reddish-brown seeds.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (6 December 2024). "Aliciella latifolia | NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Aliciella latifolia (S.Watson) J.M.Porter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam Mackay, 2nd. Ed. p.314
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam Mackay, 2nd. Ed. p.99
- ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688