Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E.Grant |
Synonyms | Gilia spicata Nutt. |
Gilia trifida Nutt. | |
Navarretia spicata (Nutt.) Kuntze | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | montane-alpine |
Description | taproot, leaves mostly ternate or pinnate, basal leaves crowded and persistent, 1-6cm, flowers in compact, spicate inflorescence, tube 5-9mm long, limb spreading |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Nebraska , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
spicata capitata (A.Gray) V.E.Grant, ibid.
spicata cephaloidea (Rydb.) Wilken & R.L.Hartm., Syst. Bot. 16: 157 (1991)
spicata orchidacea (Brand) Wilken & R.L.Hartm., ibid.
spicata robruthiae Wilken & R.L.Hartm., ibid.
spicata tridactyla (Rydb,) Wilken & R.L.Hartm., ibid.
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