''Aliciella'' is a genus of plants in the
phlox family. These plants have been treated as members of genus ''
Gilia
''Gilia'' is a genus of between 25 and 50 species of flowering plants in the Polemoniaceae family and is related to phlox. These Western native plants are best sown in sunny, well-draining soil in the temperate and tropical regions of the Ameri ...
'' until recently, when it was proposed they be moved back to ''Aliciella''. This genus was created in 1905 to include certain gilias that seemed distinct from most of the others, but it was abandoned soon after.
[The Story of ''Gilia'' and ''Aliciella''.]
Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. Recent
genetic analyses suggest it should be revived.
[Porter, J. M. (1998). ''Aliciella'', a recircumscribed genus of Polemoniaceae. ''Aliso'' 17:1 23-46.]
Selected current species:
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Aliciella caespitosa'' - Rabbit Valley gilia
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Aliciella formosa'' - Aztec gilia
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Aliciella haydenii'' - San Juan gilia
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Aliciella heterostyla'' - cactus flat gilia
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Aliciella hutchinsifolia'' - desert pale gilia
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Aliciella latifolia'' - broad-leaved gilia
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Aliciella leptomeria'' - sand gilia
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Aliciella lottiae'' - Lott's gilia
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Aliciella micromeria'' - dainty gilia
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Aliciella nyensis'' - Nye gilia
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Aliciella penstemonoides'' - Black Canyon gilia
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Aliciella pinnatifida'' - sticky gilia
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Aliciella ripleyi'' - Ripley's gilia
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Aliciella sedifolia'' - stonecrop gilia
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Aliciella subacaulis'' - pinyon gilia
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Aliciella subnuda'' - coral gilia
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Aliciella tenuis'' - Mussentuchit Creek gilia
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Aliciella triodon'' - coyote gilia
Genus ''Aliciella'' was named for the botanist
Alice Eastwood
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Alice Eastwood (January 19, 1859 – October 30, 1953) was a Canadian American botanist. She is credited with building the botanical collection at the California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco. She published over 310 scienti ...
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References
External links
Flora of the Western United States
Taxa named by Alice Eastwood
Polemoniaceae genera
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