Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E.Grant

Scarlet gilia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Polemoniaceae > Ipomopsis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.45
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry rocky slopes in sagebrush, scrub and clearings in pine forests to 3000 metres in California.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses animal food beverage dye environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers nectars
Therapeutic use Laxative (leaf), Febrifuge (root), Laxative (root), Cathartic (root), Cold Remedy (root), Emetic (root), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Hunting Medicine (unspecified), Eye Medicine (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Venereal Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Ipomopsis aggregata flower picture by Brett Lytle (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ipomopsis aggregata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:129820-2
WFO ID wfo-0001099625
COL ID 3PXBT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Navarretia aggregata Batanthes aggregata Batanthes pulchella Callisteris pulchella Cantua aggregata Collomia aggregata Gilia aggregata Batanthes scopulorum Callisteris aggregata Gilia scariosa Ipomopsis aggregata Gilia aggregata f. aurea Ipomeria aggregata Ipomopsis elegans Gilia aggregata f. pulchella Gilia aggregata f. ventrensis Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. aggregata Gilia pulchella

Lower taxons

Ipomopsis aggregata var. maculata Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. attenuata Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. bridgesii Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. candida Ipomopsis aggregata subsp. formosissima