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.[2]: 170
It is a 6 to 20 inches (15 to 51 cm) biennial or perennial plant growing from a basal rosette.[2]: 170
Sticky leaves and stems catch blowing sand and dirt giving them a sandy coating.[2]: 170
3⁄4 to 3+3⁄4 inches (1.9 to 9.5 cm) lobed leaves are spatula shaped or egg shaped with sticky hairs.[2]: 170
Stems are thin and sticky.[2]: 170
It blooms from May to July.[2]: 170 Clustering at the ends of the stems, reddish or carmine flowers have a 3⁄8 to 3⁄4 inch (0.95 to 1.91 cm) long corolla tube flaring to 5 lobes.[2]: 170
It can be found in warm desert shrub, pinyon juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine forest communities across the southwestern United States.[2]: 170
Flowers are pollinated by bees and hummingbirds.[2]: 170
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.: 170
