POLEMONIACEAE
Ipomopsis rubra
Common Name: Standing Cypress, Texas Plume, Red Gilia, Indian Plume
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habit in late Spring--Ipomopsis rubra is a rather tall biennial. What does biennial mean? How old must this individual be? | flowers--are the petals free or fused? Notice the long corolla tube, exserted stamens (meaning they stick out of the corolla tube), and the red color--what might pollinate this species? |
flower up close--do you see the forked stigma and narrow sepal lobes? | young, developing fruits (capsules)--notice the persistent calyx and the old styles |
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leaves--Ipomopsis rubra has dissected leaves. What kind of habitat would you expect it to normally occupy with such leaves? | |