Ipomopsis longiflora, Flaxflowered Ipomopsis
Scientific Name: Ipomopsis longiflora
Common Name: Flaxflowered Ipomopsis
Also Called: Flaxflowered Gilia, Long-flowered Gilia, Long-flowered Skyrocket, White Flowered Gilia, White-flower Skyrocket, Whiteflowered Gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae, Jacob’s Ladder or Phlox Family
Synonyms: (Gilia longiflora)
Status: Native
Duration: Annual, biennial;
Size: Up to 24 inches more or less.
Growth Form: Forb/herb; mostly a slender, delicate erect species, inconspicuous when not in bloom.
Leaves: Green; also slender narrowly linear curved downward.
Flower Color: Pale blue, blue-violet to white; showy tubular flowers, flowers single or in pairs on terminal stems.
Flowering Season: March to October.
Elevation: 1,000 to 8,000 feet.
Habitat Preferences: Common on dry plains and mesas, often in limestone soil.
Recorded Range: Flaxflowered Ipomopsis is found in western United States in: AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY. In Arizona it is found almost throughout the state with few or no records in Yuma County.
North America & US County Distribution Map for Ipomopsis longiflora.
U.S. Weed Information: No information available.
Invasive/Noxious Weed Information: No information available.
Wetland Indicator: No information available.
Threatened/Endangered Information: No information available.
The Plant List includes 29 accepted species names world-wide for Ipomopsis.
There are 3 sub-species in Ipomopsis longiflora as follows:
Ipomopsis longiflora subsp. australis, Whiteflower Ipomopsis (AZ, NM);
Ipomopsis longiflora subsp. longiflora, Flaxflowered Ipomopsis (AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY);
Ipomopsis longiflora subsp. neomexicana, Flaxflowered Ipomopsis (AZ ONLY).
Comments: Flaxflowered Ipomopsis can be found almost throughout the state. Flaxflowered Ipomopsis provides nectar for night feeding moths.
In Southwest Desert Flora also see Skyrocket, Ipomopsis aggregata, Manyflowered Ipomopsis, Ipomopsis multiflora and Slendertube Skyrocket, Ipomopsis tenuituba.