Ipomopsis rubra
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photos, Renee Brecht |
Holmgren, Noel |
| Botanical name: | Ipomopsis rubra |
| Common name: | Wherry's 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. |
| Origin: | native to midwestern- and southeastern U.S. |
| Plant height: | 1 meter or more |
| Foliage: | Tall, simple stemmed, leaves crowded and heavily dissected. |
| Flower: | 2.5 - 3.5 cm, red, a spike of lipped tubular flowers, Corolla slenderly funnelform. |
| Flowering time: | 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 |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | 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. |