Ipomopsis longiflora
(White-flowered Skyrocket)
Ipomopsis longiflora, Terlingua Creek, Brewster Co. 5724
Ipomopsis longiflora, Terlingua Creek, Brewster Co. 5734
Ipomopsis longiflora, Terlingua Creek, Brewster Co. 5735
Ipomopsis longiflora, Terlingua Creek, Brewster Co. 5730
| Scientific Name | Ipomopsis longiflora | USDA PLANTS Symbol | IPLO2 |
| Common Name | White-flowered Skyrocket, Long-flowered Ipomosis | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31198 |
| 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 |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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