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.[1]
It is a 6inchesto20inchesin (toin) biennial or perennial plant growing from a basal rosette.[1]
Sticky leaves and stems catch blowing sand and dirt giving them a sandy coating.[1]
NaNinchestoNaNinchesin (toin) lobed leaves are spatula shaped or egg shaped with sticky hairs.[1]
Stems are thin and sticky.[1]
It blooms from May to July.[1] Clustering at the ends of the stems, reddish or carmine flowers have a NaNinchestoNaNinchesin (toin) long corolla tube flaring to 5 lobes.[1]
It can be found in warm desert shrub, pinyon juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine forest communities across the southwestern United States.[1]
Flowers are pollinated by bees and hummingbirds.[1]