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Spiked Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis spicata
Ipomopsis spicata, commonly known as the spiked ipomopsis, is a species of plant in the phlox family. It is native to the western United States, where it is widespread from the western Great Plains to the Uintah Basin, south to New Mexico and north to Montana. It is found in a variety of habitats, from dry lowlands to above the timberline.
It is a perennial that produces a cream colored flowers in the spring.
From the article Ipomopsis spicata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Spiked ipomopsis is native to nine western US states. Its range extends to a few western counties of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. It likewise is found in just three counties in northern New Mexico, but grows in many parts of eastern Colorado and one county west of the Great Divide. The species is only known in a few counties of Utah, but in widely separated areas. It is widespread in Wyoming, but only grows in western and southern Montana, crossing over the mountains to also grow in Butte County, Idaho.
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Ipomopsis spicata in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123644.