Aliciella tenuis
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440084f6b109668781835 |
| Scientific name | Aliciella tenuis |
| Authority | (F.J.Sm. & Neese) J.M.Porter |
| First published in | Aliso 17: 35 (1998) |
Description Top
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It is listed as a threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Aliciella tenuis, commonly known as Mussentuchit gilia or Mussentuchit Creek gilia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family endemic to Utah in the United States. It is a perennial herb that grows up to 15 centimeters tall with pale blue flowers appearing in May through July. This species grows in rocky, sandy habitat, such as sandstone outcrops and talus slopes. Unfortunately, it faces a number of threats, including petroleum exploration, off-road vehicle use, sand and gravel mining, road maintenance, poaching, pesticides, livestock grazing and trampling, introduced species of plants, and climate change, and is listed as a threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Aliciella tenuis, commonly known as Mussentuchit gilia or Mussentuchit Creek gilia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family endemic to Utah in the United States. It is a perennial herb that grows up to 15 centimeters tall with pale blue flowers appearing in May through July. This species grows in rocky, sandy habitat, such as sandstone outcrops and talus slopes. Unfortunately, it faces a number of threats, including petroleum exploration, off-road vehicle use, sand and gravel mining, road maintenance, poaching, pesticides, livestock grazing and trampling, introduced species of plants, and climate change, and is listed as a threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Gilia tenuis | F.J.Sm. & Neese | Great Basin Naturalist 49: 461 (1989) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | mussentuchit creek gilia |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern America click to expand
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- Utah
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Southwestern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000525827 |
| USDA Plants | ALTE12 |
| Tropicos | 50120488 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1001831-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2628410 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 308033 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 545396 |
| Nature Serve | 2.130996 |
| IPNI | 1001831-1 |
| iNaturalist | 366358 |
| GBIF | 4056457 |
| Freebase | /m/0h94krh |
| EOL | 487521 |
| Wikipedia | Aliciella_tenuis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |