Aliciella latifolia (formerly Gilia latifolia ), also known as gilia leafy width , is a perennial perennial plant in the family Phlox (Polemoniaceae) is found in the deserts of the southwest United States.
Video Aliciella latifolia
Habitats and ranges
It grows in the eastern and northeastern Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert. It is common in dry desert washes and on rocky hillside below 2,000 ', and in scrub scrub scrub, especially where there is desert varnish.
Maps Aliciella latifolia
Growth pattern
This is an annual growth of 4 "to 12" high.
Leaves
The leaves are simple, rough, and round to rounded, with edges of toothed sometimes colored with pink to red. The leaves are unusual with leaves that are wide like holly leaves, compared to their relatives that have split leaves.
Interest
The flower has five sepals, five petals fused into a narrow tubular corolla tube. The five threads alternate with the corolla lobe. The flowers appear in groups at the end of the stem. The corolla's outer corona was pale to tanned, and the inside was pink to bright red, with unequally long stamens that barely protruded past the corolla.
Fruits
Fruits are 3-compartment capsules, each of which has many reddish-brown beans.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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