Family: POLEMONIACEAE
Scientific Name with Author:
Aliciella formosa (Greene ex A. Brand) J.M. Porter
Synonyms:
GILIA FORMOSA GREENE
Description:
Perennial, 7-30 cm tall, older plants woody at the base, glandular; stems numerous, branched; leaves entire, 25 mm long, sharp-pointed; flowers pinkish-purple, trumpet-shaped, about 22 mm long. Flowers April and May.
Why This Plant is called as Endangered Species:
The primary threat to this species is habitat destruction and fragmentation from oil and gas drilling in the San Juan Basin. The Nacimiento formation rests above reservoirs for oil that have been under production since the early days of oil extraction.
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