Polemoniaceae

Flaxflowered ipomopsis

Ipomopsis longiflora (Torr.) V.E.Grant

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Ipomopsis

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Flaxflowered ipomopsis (Ipomopsis longiflora) — FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Flaxflowered ipomopsis

Synonyms

Batanthes longiflora (Torr.) Raf.
Cantua longiflora Torr.
Collomia lungiflora A.Gray
Gilia longiflora (Torr.) G.Don
Navarretia longiflora (Torr.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: April to October (from 182 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: William, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.