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Aliciella latifolia
Aliciella latifolia (formerly Gilia latifolia),[3] 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.[4][5]: 114 Habitat and rangeIt grows in the eastern and northern Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert.[4] 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.[4] Growth patternIt is an annual growing from 4" to 12" tall.[4] LeavesLeaves are simple, leathery, and ovate to round, with toothed margins sometimes[citation needed] tinged with pink to red.[4] Leaves are unusual with broad holly-like leaves, compared to its relatives which have pinnately divided leaves.[5]: 114 FlowersFlowers 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.[4] 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.[4] FruitsFruits are capsules with 3-compartments, each having many reddish-brown seeds.[4] References
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