Slenderleaf Skyrocket (Ipomopsis tenuifolia)
Description
Ipomopsis tenuifolia-is a species of flowering plant in the-phlox family-known by the common name-slenderleaf skyrocket, or-slenderleaf ipomopsis. It is native to-Baja California-with its range extending just into-California-and-Arizona, where it is a plant of the deserts and-chaparral. This is a perennial herb taking the form of a neat clump of slender, erect multibranched stems reaching a maximum height near 40 centimeters. The leaves are narrow to threadlike and occur all along the stem branches. The-inflorescences-appear at or near the tips of the branches and each holds one to seven bright scarlet flowers. Each flower is a tube 1 to 2 centimeters long opening into a flat or bell-shaped corolla with squared or toothed lobes. The five-stamens-and one-style-protrude far out of the mouth of the flower. The stamens have white to purple anthers and the style has three whitish stigmas.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Polemoniaceae
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Genus: Ipomopsis
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