| Botanical name: |
Ipomopsis
rubra |
| Common
name: |
Standing
cypress |
| Synonomy: |
Gilia rubra
(L.) Heller |
| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Polemoniaceae
(Phlox)
|
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Biennial,
though it may behave as an
annual under certain conditions.
|
| Plant
height: |
Approximately
1 meter or more
|
| Flower
color: |
red,
a spike of lipped tubular flowers |
| Flower
size: |
2.5-3.5
cm |
| Description: |
Tall,
simple stemmed, leaves crowded and heavily dissected. Corolla slenderly
funnelform.
|
| Flowering/fruiting time |
Flowers
June-August. |
| Habitat: |
dry,
sandy soils, rather drought
tolerant; usually in full sun |
| Range in
New Jersey: |
Unusual
find in NJ; found within
Manumuskin watershed |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Other
notes: |
I. rubra is
generally found in the southeastern United States. The Manumuskin
population is believed to have been brought in accidentally via
rail.
The flowers of I. rubra attract humming birds.
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