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Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant

Scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderEricalesTea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
FamilyPolemoniaceaePhlox, Jabob’s-ladder
GenusIpomopsisFrom the Greek ipo, “to strike,” and opsis, “appearance,” thus of striking appearance
Speciesaggregata“flocking together,” or growing in groups, clustered

About plant names...

Discovered by Lewis and Clark along the Lolo Trail in northern Idaho, scarlet gilia is native to the western United States and Canada. It prefers desert canyons and cliffs. montane meadows, and subalpine rock fields.

Plants: At lower elevations, plants can reach 5′ (1.5 m) in height. At higher elevations, plants typically don’t exceed 1′ (30 cm). Stems are tall and thin, emerging in clumps. Most of the leaves are near the base.

Leaves: Described as “comblike” or “fernlike,” leaves are basal, up to 2″ (5 cm) long, and pinnate.

Flowers: Trumpet-shaped flowers may be white, red, orange-red, pink, and, rarely, yellow. Each flower is ¾-1½″ (1.9-3.8 cm) long, and when viewed from the tip, star-shaped. The “trumpet” is actually five fused flower petals. The base of each flower is wrapped in five hairy green pointed bracts; they darken to purple later. They are pollinated by hummingbirds. They appear over much of the summer.

Fruits: ?

Online References:

Www.americansouthwest.net

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Wikipedia

Wildflowers, Ferns & Trees of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/31/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 10″ (16 × 25 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm)

 

Ipomopsis aggregata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 10 Sep 2023.

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Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/31/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/31/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/31/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Ipomopsis aggregata (scarlet gilia, scarlet trumpet, skyrocket)

8/28/2014 · New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm)

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