Ipomopsis aggregata

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Scarlet Gilia

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Ipomopsis
Species: I. aggregata
Binomial name
Ipomopsis aggregata
(Pursh) V. Grant
Subspecies

I. a. ssp. aggregata
I. a. ssp. attenuata
I. a. ssp. bridgesii
I. a. ssp. candida
I. a. ssp. collina
I. a. ssp. formosissima
I. a. ssp. weberi

Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) is a flowering plant of the Polemoniaceae family. It is native to the western North America, growing mainly in the central to western regions and ranging from as far north as British Columbia to Mexico.

It has characteristic red, trumpet-shaped flowers and basal leaves stemming from a single erect stem.

Other common names include Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet, or Sky Trumpet.

Synonyms include:

  • Cantua aggregata Pursh
  • Gilia aggregata (Pursh) Spreng.

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