[The Phlox Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Gilia in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Ipomopsis

Pinnate Ballhead Gilia, Many-flowered Gilia: Ipomopsis congesta ssp. montana

Many-flowered Gilia: Ipomopsis congesta ssp. montana

Foxfire, Scarlet Gilia, Skyrocket, Skyrocket Gilia, White pollen Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata (Synonyms: Gilia aggregata, Gilia aggregata ssp. euaggregata, Gilia aggregata var. aggregata, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima, Ipomopsis aggregata var. aggregata) - Bright scarlet-red, trumpet-shaped flowers line all sides of the flower stem for 1/2 to 1 foot above the basal, dissected leaves. A very showy species of open woods or open rocky slopes from low level to high elevations.

Many-flowered Gilia, Mountain Ballhead Gilia, Palm Leaf Ballhead Gilia: Ipomopsis congesta ssp. montana (Synonyms: Gilia congesta var. montana, Gilia congesta var. palmifrons, Ipomopsis congesta ssp. palmifrons) - Clusters of small (5mm wide) white or pinkish flowers on short stems. Leaves compound pinnate or compound palmate, dissected with very narrow leaflets. Wildflowers of open slopes, often found on ridgetops.


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