- Ipomopsis aggregata
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name = Scarlet Gilia
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Solanales
familia =Polemoniaceae
genus =Ipomopsis
species = "I. aggregata"
binomial = "Ipomopsis aggregata"
binomial_authority = (Pursh)V. Grant
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision ="I. a." ssp. "aggregata" "I. a." ssp. "attenuata" "I. a." ssp. "bridgesii" "I. a." ssp. "candida" "I. a." ssp. "collina" "I. a." ssp. "formosissima" "I. a." ssp. "weberi"Scarlet Gilia ("Ipomopsis aggregata") is a flowering plant of the
Polemoniaceae family. It is native to the western North America, growing mainly in the central to western regions and ranging from as far north asBritish Columbia toMexico .It has characteristic red, trumpet-shaped
flower s and basal leaves stemming from a single erect stem.Other common names include Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet, or Sky Trumpet.
Synonyms include:
*"Cantua aggregata"Pursh
*"Gilia aggregata" (Pursh )Spreng .External links
* [http://www.calacademy.org/research/botany/wildflow/names/202313.htm California Academy of Sciences: Scarlet Gilia]
* [http://ghs.gresham.k12.or.us/science/ps/nature/basin/5petal/phlox/ipo/scarlet.htm Flora and Fauna Northwest (Gresham High School): Scarlet Gilia]* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316898 USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN): "Ipomopsis aggregata"]
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