Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E.Grant |
Bibliography | Aliso 3: 361 (1956) |
Native Range | w. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
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 | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Gilia spicata Nutt. Gilia spicata var. deserta A.Nelson Gilia trifida Nutt. Navarretia spicata (Nutt.) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |