Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Narrow-stem Gilia

Aliciella stenothyrsa

(Gray) J.M. Porter

Narrow-stem Gilia

G3Vulnerable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
HighThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130307
Element CodePDPLM041K0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusAliciella
Synonyms
Gilia stenothyrsaGray
Other Common Names
Uinta Basin gilia (EN) Unita Basin Gilia (EN) Unita Gily-flower (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2008-02-13
Change Date2008-05-19
Edition Date2008-02-13
Edition AuthorsFayette, Kim, rev. Handwerk, J. (2008)
Threat ImpactHigh
Range ExtentUnknown
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
There are over 100 collections of this species at Brigham Young University Herbarium, from 4 counties in Utah (Welsh et al. 2003). In Colorado, there are five documented occurrences in two counties.
Range Extent Comments
Known from Mesa and Rio Blanco counties, Colorado (Ackerfield 2015), and in Carbon, Duchesne, Emery and Uintah counties, Utah (Welsh et al. 2003).
Occurrences Comments
There are over 100 collections of this species at Brigham Young University Herbarium, from 4 counties in Utah (Welsh et al. 2003). In Colorado, there are five documented occurrences in two counties.
Threat Impact Comments
The primary threat at this time is considered to be oil and gas development (CNHP 2006). It is not known if all of the occurrences are or are not threatened by these activities. Additonal threats are from off-road vehicles and improper grazing.
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Unbranched, biennial plants with glandular stems, mostly 1.5 - 6 dm tall. Leaves deeply dissected. Cauline leaves reduces upward. Flowers white to pale cream, or pale purple, tubular corolla, 5-lobed. Stamens exserted at full anthesis, anthers rapidly dehiscing (Spackman et al. 1997, Ackerfield 2015).

Habitat

Found in open places often in hills of pinyon-juniper, salt desert shrub, sagebrush, and mountain-mahogany communities from 5,003 to 9,318 feet (1,525 to 2,840 meters) elevation. Soils are typically silty to gravelly loams and sandy or clay alkaline, sandstone and siltstone shale or clay barrens all of the Green River and Uinta Formation.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandWoodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceousDesertBarrens
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS3Yes
ColoradoS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
References (11)
  1. Ackerfield, J. 2015. Flora of Colorado. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX. 818 pp.
  2. Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. 1984. Intermountain Flora: Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 4, Subclass Asteridae (except Asteraceae). New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 573 pp.
  3. Goodrich, S., and E. Neese. 1986. Uinta Basin flora. U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, Utah. 320 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Porter, J.M. 1998. <i>Aliciella</i>, a recircumscribed genus of Polemoniaceae. Aliso 17(1): 23-46.
  6. Spackman, S., B. Jennings, J. Coles, C. Dawson, M. Minton, A. Kratz, and C. Spurrier. 1997. Colorado rare plant field guide. Prepared for Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Colorado Natural Heritage Program.
  7. Spackman, S., B. Jennings, J. Coles, C. Dawson, M. Minton, A. Kratz, and C. Spurrier. (Web authors: Johnson, C.S. and M. Barry). 1999. Colorado rare plant field guide. Prepared for Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Colorado Natural Heritage Program. Online. Available: http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/rareplants/cover.html (Accessed 2006)
  8. The Colorado Native Plant Society. 1997. Rare Plants of Colorado, second edition. Falcon Press Publishing Co.,Inc. Helena, Montana. 105pp.
  9. Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann. 1996b. Colorado flora: Western slope. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. 496 pp.
  10. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.
  11. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich and L.C. Higgins. (Eds.) 2003. A Utah Flora. 3rd edition. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, U.S.A. 912 pp.