Ipomopsis Explained

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

29 species are accepted. They include:

Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E.Grant - Scarlet gilia
Ipomopsis arizonica (Greene) Wherry - Arizona firecracker (Mojave Desert)
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E.Grant - Ballhead ipomopsis (Western North America)
Ipomopsis effusa - Baja California ipomopsis
Ipomopsis globularis - Hoosier Pass ipomopsis
Ipomopsis gunnisonii - Sand Dune ipomopsis
Ipomopsis guttata
Ipomopsis laxiflora - Iron ipomopsis
Ipomopsis longiflora - Flaxflowered ipomopsis
Ipomopsis macombii - Macomb's ipomopsis
Ipomopsis macrosiphon - Longtube ipomopsis
Ipomopsis monticola
Ipomopsis multiflora - Manyflower ipomopsis
Ipomopsis pinnata - San Luis Mountains ipomopsis
Ipomopsis polyantha - Pagosa ipomopsis
Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V.E.Grant - Manybranched ipomopsis (Western United States, Northern Mexico)
Ipomopsis pringlei
Ipomopsis pumila - Dwarf ipomopsis
Ipomopsis ramosa
Ipomopsis roseata - Rosy ipomopsis
Ipomopsis rubra (L.) Wherry - Standing cypress
Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus Wilken & R.A.Fletcher - Holy Ghost ipomopsis
Ipomopsis spicata - Spiked ipomopsis
Ipomopsis tenuifolia (A.Gray) V.E.Grant - Slenderleaf skyrocket (Baja California, Southern Arizona, Southern California)
Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E.Grant - Slendertube skyrocket (Western United States)
Ipomopsis thuberi - El Paso skyrocket
Ipomopsis wendtii
Ipomopsis wrightii - Leafy skyrocket