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Aliciella pentstemonoides
Aliciella pentstemonoides, the Black Canyon gilia, is a rare species in the phlox family that only grows in the Gunnison River basin in western Colorado. It is a perennial plant with a very restricted habitat, only growing on rock outcrops and cliffs.
Black canyon gilias are endemic to Colorado where it is known from just three western counties, Gunnison, Hinsdale, and Montrose. Its distribution is centered in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and it grows in many canyons in the watershed of the Gunnison River. It is found at elevations of 2,130 to 2,900 meters (7,000–9,500 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aliciella pentstemonoides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
