(Long-flowered Ipomopsis)
Ipomopsis longiflora, San Luis Lakes SWA, Alamosa Co. 6647
Ipomopsis longiflora, San Luis Lakes SWA, Alamosa Co. 6661
Ipomopsis longiflora, San Luis Lakes SWA, Alamosa Co. 6654
Ipomopsis longiflora, San Luis Lakes SWA, Alamosa Co. 6663
| Scientific Name | Ipomopsis longiflora | USDA PLANTS Symbol | IPLO2 |
| Common Name | Long-flowered Ipomosis, White-flowered Skyrocket | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31198 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Life zones and habitat: Plains and foothills (3800 to 8000 ft.); dry, sandy or rocky soils in open areas; prairies, sandhills, and grasslands. Plant: Erect annual or biennial with much-branched, tough, almost smooth stem; up to 24 inches tall. Leaves: Alternate, widely spaced; lower leaves deeply pinnately-divided into 7 narrow linear segments, becoming undivided upward. Inflorescence: Loose clusters of 1-3 blossoms on pedicels 1-3/8 inches long at branch tips; white to pale blue tubular corolla about 1-inch across with 5 pointed, flaring petals united at base into a long (1-1/4 to 2 inches long) floral tube; stamens inside corolla throat or slightly protruding; 5 narrow, pointed, glandular-pubescent sepals, 1/4 to 3/8-inch long. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and SEINet. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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