Latin name: Aliciella hutchinsifolia (Rydb.) J.M.
  Porter
  Pronunciation: al-is-ee-EL-la hutch-in-si-FO-lee-a
  Common name: Desert pale gilia
  Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
  Habitat: Sandy or gravelly flats and slopes to 5500',
  creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Mojave
  Desert
  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Aliciella
  (2) hutchinsifolia
  Formerly Gilia hutchinsifolia
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