''Ipomopsis'' is a

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phlox ''Phlox'' (; "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", ) is a genus of 68 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open ...

family,

Polemoniaceae The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 27 genera with 270–400 species of annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity ...

. The

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it contains are native to the

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Species

29 species are accepted. They include: *''

Ipomopsis aggregata ''Ipomopsis aggregata'' is a species of biennial flowering plant in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae, commonly known as scarlet trumpet, scarlet gilia, or skyrocket because of its scarlet red flowers with lobes curving back as if blown back by roc ...

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) V.E.Grant - Scarlet gilia *'' Ipomopsis arizonica'' ( Greene)

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) *'' Ipomopsis congesta'' (

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) V.E.Grant - Ballhead ipomopsis (Western North America) *'' Ipomopsis effusa'' - Baja California ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis globularis'' - Hoosier Pass ipomopsis *''

Ipomopsis gunnisonii ''Ipomopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae. The Annual plant, annual and Perennial plant, perennial Herbaceous plant, herbs it contains are native to the Americas, particularly North America. Species 29 speci ...

'' - Sand Dune ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis guttata'' *'' Ipomopsis laxiflora'' - Iron ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis longiflora'' - Flaxflowered ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis macombii'' - Macomb's ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis macrosiphon'' - Longtube ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis monticola'' *'' Ipomopsis multiflora'' - Manyflower ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis pinnata'' -

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ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis polyantha'' - Pagosa ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis polycladon'' (

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) V.E.Grant - Manybranched ipomopsis (Western United States, Northern Mexico) *'' Ipomopsis pringlei'' *'' Ipomopsis pumila'' - Dwarf ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis ramosa'' *'' Ipomopsis roseata'' - Rosy ipomopsis *''

Ipomopsis rubra ''Ipomopsis rubra'' is a flowering plant of the Polemoniaceae, phlox family native to North America in the state of Texas and the southeastern United States, commonly known as ''standing cypress'', ''scarlet gilia'', ''Texas plume'', ''flame flow ...

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- Standing cypress *'' Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus''

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& R.A.Fletcher - Holy Ghost ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis spicata'' - Spiked ipomopsis *'' Ipomopsis tenuifolia'' ( A.Gray) V.E.Grant - Slenderleaf skyrocket (Baja California, Southern Arizona, Southern California) *'' Ipomopsis tenuituba'' ( Rydb.) V.E.Grant - Slendertube skyrocket (Western United States) *'' Ipomopsis thuberi'' - El Paso skyrocket *'' Ipomopsis wendtii'' *'' Ipomopsis wrightii'' - Leafy skyrocket

Formerly placed here

*'' Dayia havardii'' - Havard's ipomopsis (as ''Ipomopsis havardii'' ) *'' Microgilia minutiflora'' - Littleflower ipomopsis (as ''Ipomopsis minutiflora'' )

References

Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): ''Ipomopsis''Jepson Flora Project: ''Ipomopsis''
Polemoniaceae genera Flora of the Americas Taxa named by André Michaux {{Polemoniaceae-stub