Aliciella subnuda

ex A.Gray 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  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.