Polemoniaceae
Standing-cypress
Ipomopsis rubra
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Ipomopsis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 红花吉莉, 红莉花
- English
- Standing-cypress
Synonyms
- Cantua coronopifolia Willd.
- Cantua elegans Poir.
- Cantua floridana Nutt. ex A.Gray
- Cantua pinnatifida Lam.
- Cantua rubra (L.) Dum.Cours.
- Cantua thyrsoidea Juss.
- Gilia beyrichiana C.D.Bouché
- Gilia coronopifolia (Willd.) Pers.
- Gilia floridana G.Don
- Gilia rubra (L.) A.Heller
- Gilia rubra var. capillacea Brand
- Ipomeria coronopifolia (Willd.) Nutt.
- Ipomopsis elegans Michx.
- Ipomopsis picta Hort.Gall. ex G.Don
- Navarretia rubra (L.) Kuntze
- Polemonium rubrum L.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 340 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lanechaffin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jake Rehage, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: carter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Danny S., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adam Olsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.