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Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E.Grant  
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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesIpomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E.Grant 
BibliographyAliso 3: 361 (1956)
Native Rangew. & c. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude1200-3700m
Descriptionbasally branched, arachnose-tomentose, leaves entire to pinnate, flowers sessile in dense, cymose head, terminal, corola with tube 3-4mm long , spreading lobes 2mm long
Size10-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsGilia burleyana A.Nelson
Gilia congesta Hook.
Gilia congesta var. burleyana (A.Nelson) Constance & Rollins
Gilia congesta ssp. iberidifolia (Benth.) Brand
Gilia congesta var. merrillii Brand
Gilia congesta var. nuda Eastw.
Gilia congesta var. paniculata M.E.Jones
Gilia iberidifolia Benth.
Gilia merrillii A.Nelson
Gilia nuda (Eastw.) Rydb.
Gilia spergulifolia Rydb.
Navarretia congesta (Hook.) Kuntze
Navarretia iberidifolia (Benth.) Kuntze
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)
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