Ipomopsis
Encyclopedia
Ipomopsis is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the phlox
family, Polemoniaceae
. The annual
and perennial
herbs
it contains are native to the Americas
, particularly North America
.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the phlox
Phlox
Phlox is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants found mostly in North America in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie. Some flower in spring, others in summer and autumn....
family, Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
. The annual
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers, and dies in a year or season. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed...
and perennial
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herbs
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
it contains are native to the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, particularly North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Species include:
- Ipomopsis aggregata (PurshFrederick Traugott PurshFrederick Traugott Pursh was a German-American botanist.Born in Grossenhain, Saxony, to the name Friedrich Traugott Pursh, he was educated at Dresden Botanical Gardens, and emigrated to the United States in 1799...
) V.E.Grant - Scarlet Gilia - Ipomopsis arizonicaIpomopsis arizonicaIpomopsis arizonica is a flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the mountains of the Mojave Desert sky islands from southeastern California east through southern Nevada to northern Arizona, growing at 1500-3100 meters altitude...
(GreeneEdward Lee GreeneEdward Lee Greene, Ph.D., was an American botanist known for his numerous publications including the two-part Landmarks of Botanical History and the naming or redescribing of over 4,400 species of plants in the American West.- Early Life :Edward Lee Greene was born on August 20, 1843 in...
) Wherry - Arizona Firecracker (Mojave DesertMojave DesertThe Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
) - Ipomopsis congestaIpomopsis congestaIpomopsis 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. This is a perennial herb which varies in appearance, especially...
(Hook.William Jackson HookerSir William Jackson Hooker, FRS was an English systematic botanist and organiser. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He enjoyed the friendship and support of Sir Joseph Banks for his exploring,...
) V.E.Grant - Ballhead Ipomopsis (Western North America) - Ipomopsis effusa - Baja California Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis globularis - Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis gunnisonii - Sand Dune Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis havardii - Havard's Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis laxiflora - Iron Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis longiflora - Flaxflowered Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis macombii - Macomb's Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis macrosiphon - Longtube Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis minutiflora - Littleflower Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis multiflora - Manyflower Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis pinnata - San Luis MountainsSan Luis MountainsThe San Luis Mountains are a small, lower elevation mountain range of central-southern Pima County Arizona adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border, northeast of Sasabe, Arizona–Sasabe, Sonora....
Ipomopsis - Ipomopsis polyanthaIpomopsis polyanthaIpomopsis polyantha is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names Pagosa skyrocket and Archuleta County standing-cypress. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States, where it occurs only in the vicinity of Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County. It is threatened...
- Pagosa Ipomopsis - Ipomopsis polycladonIpomopsis polycladonIpomopsis polycladon is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name manybranched ipomopsis. It is native to much of the western United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy soils such as those of the deserts. This is an annual herb producing a number of...
(Torr.) V.E.Grant - Manybranched Ipomopsis (Western United States, Northern Mexico) - Ipomopsis pumila - Dwarf Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis roseata - Rosy Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis rubra (L.) Wherry - Standing Cypress
- Ipomopsis sancti-spiritusIpomopsis sancti-spiritusIpomopsis sancti-spiritus is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Holy Ghost ipomopsis. It is endemic to New Mexico in the United States, where it is known from only one canyon in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains...
Wilken & R.A.Fletcher - Holy Ghost Ipomopsis - Ipomopsis spicata - Spiked Ipomopsis
- Ipomopsis tenuifoliaIpomopsis tenuifoliaIpomopsis tenuifolia is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name slenderleaf skyrocket, or slenderleaf ipomopsis. It is native to Baja California with its range extending just into California and Arizona, where it is a plant of the deserts and chaparral...
(A.GrayAsa Gray-References:*Asa Gray. Dictionary of American Biography. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928–1936.*Asa Gray. Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998.*Asa Gray. Plant Sciences. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference USA, 2001....
) V.E.Grant - Slenderleaf Skyrocket (Baja California, Southern Arizona, Southern California) - Ipomopsis tenuitubaIpomopsis tenuitubaIpomopsis tenuituba is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name slendertube skyrocket, or slendertube ipomopsis. It is native to much of the western United States from California to Colorado, where it is found on rocky mountain slopes...
(Rydb.Per Axel RydbergPer Axel Rydberg was a Swedish-born, American botanist who was the first curator of the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium. -Biography:...
) V.E.Grant - Slendertube Skyrocket (Western United States) - Ipomopsis thuberi - El Paso Skyrocket
- Ipomopsis wrightii - Leafy Skyrocket