Aliciella latifolia (formerly Gilia latifolia),[1] 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.[2][3]: 114
Leaves are simple, leathery, and ovate to round, with toothed margins sometimes[citation needed] tinged with pink to red.[2] Leaves are unusual with broad holly-like leaves, compared to its relatives which have pinnately divided leaves.[3]: 114
Flowersedit
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.[2] 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.[2]
Fruitsedit
Fruits are capsules with 3-compartments, each having many reddish-brown seeds.[2]
^ abSonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN9780762773688
January 01, 1970
aliciella, latifolia, formerly, gilia, latifolia, also, known, broad, leaved, gilia, foul, smelling, annual, plant, phlox, family, polemoniaceae, found, deserts, southwestern, united, states, furnace, creek, wash, death, valley, california, scientific, classif. Aliciella latifolia formerly Gilia latifolia 1 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 2 3 114 Aliciella latifolia Aliciella latifolia in Furnace Creek Wash Death Valley California Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Ericales Family Polemoniaceae Genus Aliciella Species A latifolia Binomial name Aliciella latifolia S Watson J M Porter Synonyms Gilia latifolia S Watson Contents 1 Habitat and range 2 Growth pattern 3 Leaves 4 Flowers 5 Fruits 6 ReferencesHabitat and range editIt grows in the eastern and northern Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert 2 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 2 Growth pattern editIt is an annual growing from 4 to 12 tall 2 Leaves editLeaves are simple leathery and ovate to round with toothed margins sometimes citation needed tinged with pink to red 2 Leaves are unusual with broad holly like leaves compared to its relatives which have pinnately divided leaves 3 114 Flowers editFlowers 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 2 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 2 Fruits editFruits are capsules with 3 compartments each having many reddish brown seeds 2 References edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aliciella latifolia amp oldid 1094178541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
