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Ipomopsis tenuifolia (A.Gray) V.E.Grant  
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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesIpomopsis tenuifolia (A.Gray) V.E.Grant 
BibliographyAliso 3: 357 (1956)
Native Rangenw. Mexico (Baja California Norte)
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Altitude100-1200m
Descriptionleaves narrowly linear, entire or pinnate, with few, sharply acute segments, flowers solitary in axils of upper leaves, narrowly infundibuliform, ca. 25mm long
Size10-40cm
Colorscarlet red
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsGilia tenuifolia (A.Gray) A.Gray
Loeselia tenuifolia A.Gray
Navarretia tenuifolia (A.Gray) Kuntze
Territory7 Northern America
     79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest)
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