Polemoniaceae

Dwarf ipomopsis

Ipomopsis pumila (Nutt.) V.E.Grant

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Ipomopsis

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Dwarf ipomopsis (Ipomopsis pumila) — FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Dwarf ipomopsis

Synonyms

Gilia pumila Nutt.
Gilia trifida Benth.
Navarretia pumila Kuntze
Navarretia pusilla Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elliott Gordon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Without Borders, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: aspidoscelis, 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.