Polemoniaceae

Sticky gilia

Aliciella pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Aliciella

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Sticky gilia (Aliciella pinnatifida) — FlowerPhoto: Stephen Hornbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Sticky gilia

Synonyms

Gilia calcarea M.E.Jones
Gilia pinnatifida Nutt. ex A.Gray
Gilia pinnatifida var. calcarea (M.E.Jones) Brand
Gilia pinnatifida var. integrescens Brand
Gilia viscida Wooton & Standl.
Navarretia pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: May to October (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Stephen Hornbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: elik03, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.