Ipomopsis macrosiphon
| Ipomopsis macrosiphon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomopsis |
| Species: | I. macrosiphon |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomopsis macrosiphon (Kearney & Peebles) V.E.Grant & Wilken | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ipomopsis macrosiphon, the longtube ipomopsis, is a species of herb native to Arizona.[1]
Description
Ipomopsis macrosiphon is a perennial herb. It grows 40 to 80cm tall, with woody stems towards the base. The leaves are deeply lobed and the flowers are white, salmon, or pink, with purple speckles.[2][3][4]
Range
Ipomopsis macrosiphon is found in the Southwestern United States. It is only known to occur in three sky island mountains.[4]
Habitat
Ipomopsis macrosiphon is found in high montane regions.[4]
Ecology
Bees and hummingbirds are pollinators of Ipomopsis.[2]
Taxonomy
Ipomopsis macrosiphon was originally classified as a subspecies of Ipomopsis tenuituba. However, DNA research showed that they were not as closely related to each other as they were to other Ipomopsis species. Ipomopsis macrosiphon was then reclassified as its own distinct species.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Ipomopsis macrosiphon (Kearney & Peebles) V.E.Grant & Wilken". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Scarlet Gilia" (PDF). NRCS. USDA.
- ↑ "SEINet - AZ/NM Node - Ipomopsis macrosiphon". swbiodiversity.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Grant, Verne (1992). "Systematics and Phylogeny of the Ipomopsis aggregata Group (Polemoniaceae): Traditional and Molecular Approaches". Systematic Botany. 17 (4): 683–691. doi:10.2307/2419736. ISSN 0363-6445.