genus
Skyrockets
Ipomopsis
Field notes
Ipomopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae. The annual and perennial herbs it contains are native to the Americas, particularly North America.
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- Scarlet Gilia native
- Standing Cypress native
- Slendertube Skyrocket native
- Flaxflowered Ipomopsis native
- Ballhead Ipomopsis native
- Arizona Ipomopsis native
- Spiked Ipomopsis native
- Manyflowered Ipomopsis present
- Forked Gilia native
- Slender-leaved Ipomopsis native
- Dwarf Ipomopsis native
- Macomb's Skyrocket present
- El Paso Skyrocket present
- Iron Ipomopsis native
- Baja California Ipomopsis present
- Sand-dune Skyrocket native
- Longtube Ipomopsis present
- Ipomopsis aggregata × tenuituba
- Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis
- Pagosa Ipomopsis
- Holy Ghost Ipomopsis
- Rosy Ipomopsis native
- Ipomopsis pinnata
- Leafy Skyrocket
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native skyrockets All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Scarlet Gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata
caterpillars
1
flowers
23
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Standing Cypress
Ipomopsis rubra
food
1
flowers
6
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Ballhead Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis congesta
food
1
flowers
1
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Flaxflowered Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis longiflora
flowers
3
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Sand-dune Skyrocket
Ipomopsis gunnisonii
flowers
1
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Slendertube Skyrocket
Ipomopsis tenuituba
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Arizona Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis arizonica
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Spiked Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis spicata
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Forked Gilia
Ipomopsis polycladon
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Dwarf Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis pumila
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Iron Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis laxiflora
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Slender-leaved Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis tenuifolia
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Rosy Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis roseata