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| Scientific Name | Ipomopsis aggregata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | IPAG |
| Common Name | Scarlet Gilia, Skyrocket | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31192 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy/rocky/igneous soils in open areas. Plant: Coarse, erect biennial or perennial to 3 feet tall. Leaves: Sparse, alternate stem leaves 1 to 2 inches long, pinnately-dissected into 5 to 7 very narrow segments; basal leaves pinnately-dissected into 9 to 11 lobes, withered by flowering. Inflorescence: Bright red to pink trumpet-shaped flowers with 5 flaring lobes and yellow mottling in the throat; up 1-1/2 to 2 inches long, borne on one side of the stem. Bloom Period: March to November. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Ipomopsis havardii | USDA PLANTS Symbol | IPHA |
| Common Name | Havard's Ipomopsis, Havard's Skyrocket | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 503186 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soils on desert hillsides and washes. Plant: Dense, rounded or broad small shrub 8 inches tall or less; stems and leaves covered with stiff hairs. Leaves: Many small, dark green, alternate leaves once or twice pinnately-dissected into 3 to 5 very thin segments with a spine at each tip; covered with hairs and somewhat glandular. Inflorescence: Many small, terminal, irregular flowers with 5 pink/white mottled or streaked petals; protruding stamens and style. Bloom Period: March to October. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native Endemic to Big Bend region |
| Scientific Name | Ipomopsis longiflora | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | White-flowered Skyrocket, Long-flowered Ipomosis | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: 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: March to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
