''Ipomopsis'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
phlox family,
Polemoniaceae. The
annual and
perennial herbs
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it contains are native to the
Americas
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, particularly
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.
Species include:
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Ipomopsis aggregata''
( Pursh) V.E.Grant - Scarlet gilia
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Ipomopsis arizonica''
( Greene) Wherry - Arizona firecracker (
Mojave Desert)
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Ipomopsis congesta
''Ipomopsis congesta'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, known by the common name ballhead ipomopsis. It is native to much of western North America, where it grows in many habitats from alpine peaks to low-elevation scrub. It ...
''
(Hook.
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) V.E.Grant - Ballhead ipomopsis (Western North America)
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Ipomopsis effusa
''Ipomopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae. The annual and perennial herbs it contains are native to the Americas, particularly North America.
Species include:
*'' Ipomopsis aggregata'' ( Pursh) V.E.G ...
'' - Baja California ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis globularis'' - Hoosier Pass ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis gunnisonii'' - Sand Dune ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis havardii'' - Havard's ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis laxiflora'' - Iron ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis longiflora'' - Flaxflowered ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis macombii'' - Macomb's ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis macrosiphon'' - Longtube ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis minutiflora
''Ipomopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae. The annual and perennial herbs it contains are native to the Americas, particularly North America.
Species include:
*'' Ipomopsis aggregata'' ( Pursh) V.E.G ...
'' - Littleflower ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis multiflora'' - Manyflower ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis pinnata
''Ipomopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae. The annual and perennial herbs it contains are native to the Americas, particularly North America.
Species include:
*'' Ipomopsis aggregata'' ( Pursh) V.E.G ...
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ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis polyantha'' - Pagosa ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis polycladon''
( Torr.) V.E.Grant - Manybranched ipomopsis (Western United States, Northern Mexico)
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Ipomopsis pumila'' - Dwarf ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis roseata'' - Rosy ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis rubra''
( L.) Wherry - Standing cypress
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Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus''
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& R.A.Fletcher - Holy Ghost ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis spicata'' - Spiked ipomopsis
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Ipomopsis tenuifolia''
(A.Gray
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) V.E.Grant - Slenderleaf skyrocket (Baja California, Southern Arizona, Southern California)
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Ipomopsis tenuituba''
( Rydb.) V.E.Grant - Slendertube skyrocket (Western United States)
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Ipomopsis thuberi'' - El Paso skyrocket
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Ipomopsis wrightii'' - Leafy skyrocket
References
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): ''Ipomopsis''Jepson Flora Project: ''Ipomopsis''
Polemoniaceae genera
Flora of North America
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