Polemoniaceae

Spiked ipomopsis

Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E.Grant

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Ipomopsis

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Spiked ipomopsis (Ipomopsis spicata) — FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Spiked ipomopsis

Synonyms

Gilia spicata Nutt.
Navarretia spicata (Nutt.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 40 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Darrin Gobble, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Darrin Gobble, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Grant Chovil, 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.