Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. formosissima (Greene) Wherry
Family: Polemoniaceae
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[Gilia aggregata subsp. formosissima (Greene) Wherry,  more...]
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FLOWERS: Calyx lobes acuminate; corolla tube 18-25 mm long, the throat 4-8 mm wide; anthers and stigma usually exserted. 2n=14.

NOTES: See also parent taxon. Open sites, shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodland, coniferous forest; Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai cos.; 1680-2840 m (5500-9300 ft); May-Sep; CA to CO, s to AZ and TX. Subsp. aggregata, with attenuate calyx lobes longer than the tube and anthers located in the throat, occurs from MT to s CO. Hybrids with I. tenuituba, intermediate in corolla size and color, are known from the Kaibab Plateau, San Francisco Peaks, and the White Mountains.

REFERENCES: Dieter H. Wilken and J. Mark Porter, 2005, Vascular Plants of Arizona: Polemoniaceae. CANOTIA 1: 1-37.

Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. formosissima image
Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. formosissima image
Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. formosissima image
Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger, Scott Zager, Manda Jost  
Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. formosissima image
Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger, Scott Zager, Manda Jost  
Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. formosissima image
Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard